Humanoid Robot Manufacturers

Softbank Robotics

Softbank Robotics Group Corp.

Japan

est.

14 Aug 2025

Robots

SONY

Sony Group Corporation

Japan

est.

23 Nov 2025

Robots

Nothing found in our database.

Spirit AI

Spirit AI (万境千寻科技有限公司)

China

est.

23 Nov 2025

Robots

Nothing found in our database.

Stanford Robotics Lab

Stanford University – Stanford Robotics Lab

USA

est.

14 Aug 2025

Robots

OceanOne

Stanford Robotics Lab

SwitchBot

SwitchBot - WOAN TECHNOLOGY LIMITED

China

est.

12 Feb 2026

Robots

Nothing found in our database.

Techman Robot

Techman Robot Inc.

Taiwan

est.

23 Nov 2025

Robots

Nothing found in our database.

Tencent Robotics X

China

est.

23 Nov 2025

Robots

XiaoWu

Tencent Robotics X

Tesla

USA

est.

07 Aug 2025

Robots

Ti5 Robot

Titanium Tiger Robot Technology (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. (钛虎机器人科技)

China

est.

23 Nov 2025

Robots

T170A

Ti5 Robot

Tokyo Robotics

Tokyo Robotics Inc.

Japan

est.

23 Nov 2025

Robots

Torobo

Tokyo Robotics

Toyota Research Institute

Toyota Research Institute (TRI)

Japan

est.

14 Aug 2025

Robots

Nothing found in our database.

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Quotes

Read what people from industry and research have to say.

Bipedal Locomotion

Developing stable bipedal gait in real-world environments remains a frontier challenge.

Jun Ho Oh

Professor

KAIST

Ethical behavior

Robots must be programmed to do what’s good for humans, even when humans aren’t looking.

Ronald Arkin

Ethics Researcher

Georgia Tech

IEEE Spectrum article

Mobility & design

“Humanoids must master dynamic balance—walking on two legs is one of the hardest problems in all of robotics.”

Dennis Hong

Professor

UCLA Robotics & Mechanisms Lab

UCLA Newsroom

Disability assistance

“Humanoid robots can empower people with disabilities by providing personalized physical support.”

Dr. Ayanna Howard

Roboticist

Georgia Tech

MIT EECS Ethics Review

Embodied AI

I’m passionate about embodied AI — robots that learn from interacting with the physical environment.

Fei-Fei Li

Professor

Stanford University

The Guardian (Nov 2023)

Emotional response

“People attribute emotions to humanoids, affecting both design and policy decisions.”

Kate Darling

Researcher

MIT Media Lab

Integrated AI & control

Building a humanoid that walks and works in our world is a grand challenge.

Sethu Vijayakumar

Professor

University of Edinburgh

IEEE Spectrum (May 2016)

Social communication / Roles

Precise human looks are a must if people are going to effectively communicate with robots.

David Hanson

Robotics Designer

Hanson Robotics

Wired interview

Humanization caution

“Over-humanizing robots risks neglecting their artificial nature—balance is key.”

Kate Darling

Researcher

MIT Media Lab

Social Companion Robots

A humanoid with expressive face and voice can build empathy faster than any other interface.

Heather Knight

Founder

Marilyn Monrobot

Localization & mapping

“Humanoids need SLAM capabilities for navigation in dynamic human environments.”

John Leonard

Professor

MIT / Woods Hole

Emerald Insight

Deception & trust

“Robots that blur lines between human and machine risk eroding trust unless transparency is mandated.”

Naomi Ko

Robotics ethicist

MIT Media Lab