MagicBot Z1 is a compact bipedal humanoid platform from MagicLab, positioned around high-dynamic movement, onboard sensing and developer-facing embodied AI experimentation.
Target environment: Research labs, developer programs, indoor demonstrations and early field trials.
Workflow context: Locomotion testing, balance recovery, perception demos, embodied AI development and general humanoid experimentation.
Customer context: AI research labs; university robotics programs; embodied AI developers.
Deployment model: Developer and research-oriented humanoid platform for labs, demonstrations and embodied AI experimentation.
Commercial maturity: Early commercial — available as a developer platform with limited field deployment data.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on locomotion reliability, useful manipulation skills, developer ecosystem support and safe operation around people.
Market position: Compact humanoid platform competing in the lower-cost developer and research segment rather than the full industrial humanoid deployment tier.
Adjacent products: Unitree G1; ENGINEAI PM01; R1.
Audience
Developers
Workflow
Locomotion testing, balance recovery, perception demos, embodied AI development and general humanoid experimentation.
Deployment environment
Research labs, developer programs, indoor demonstrations and early field trials.
Specifications
Features: arm span m: ~0.5; total dof standard: 24
Range: head z range deg: ±40; hip range deg: P ±160 / R -30 to +110 / Y ±160; knee range deg: 0-152; lumbar z range deg: ±160
Payload Capacity: max arm payload kg development version: 3 kg; max arm payload kg standard: 2 kg; max knee torque nm development version: 130 nm; max knee torque nm standard: 100 nm
Optional Hand: 11-DOF tactile dexterous hand
Ota Upgrade: true
Secondary Development: development version only
robotics sensors: 3D LiDAR; depth camera; binocular fisheye camera; head tactile sensor
Dimensions: shank plus thigh length m: 0.6 m; weight with battery kg: ~40