KORTHOS / ECOSYSTEM / PRODUCT

Adam

About

About Adam

Adam is PNDbotics' modular humanoid family for locomotion, manipulation and embodied-AI development. The lineup includes Lite, Standard, SP and Pro configurations, with different arm, hand and head arrangements. PNDbotics combines its own actuators and control hardware with a shared bipedal structure, allowing developers to select a configuration for the movement and interaction they want to study.

The software environment provides whole-body and model-predictive control, low-level joint access, ROS 2 and DDS communication, and reinforcement-learning tools. Simulation models and examples support training, simulation testing and transfer to a physical robot. The Standard, SP and Pro configurations add perception and AI computing beyond the Lite configuration. Developers can also use teleoperation and arm-control interfaces for collecting demonstrations and building manipulation applications.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Operating environments: World Humanoid Robot Games 100 m obstacle race, Industrial automation production lines
  • Obstacle-course traversal

    Demonstrated - 2025-08-17 - PNDbotics Adam finishes World Humanoid Robot Games obstacle race

    Source
  • Obstacle-course traversal

    Demonstrated - Completed the 100-metre obstacle race at the World Humanoid Robot Games. - environment: World Humanoid Robot Games 100 m obstacle race

    Source
  • Bipedal walking

    Claimed - Walk with a human-like gait and dynamic balance.

    Source
  • Robotic assembly

    Claimed - Perform precision assembly on industrial automation lines. - environment: Industrial automation production lines

    Source
  • Robotic inspection

    Claimed - Carry out online inspection on industrial automation lines. - environment: Industrial automation production lines

    Source

Supply

Supply / Components

  • Adam Standard and SP

    D455 Depth Camera For Adam Humanoid - Perception - RealSense - PNDbotics Adam Standard and SP use RealSense D455 depth cameras - source: wiki.pndbotics.com

    Source
  • Adam Standard, SP and Pro

    Jetson Orin Nx 16gb For Adam Humanoid - Compute & Control - NVIDIA - PNDbotics Adam Standard, SP and Pro use NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB compute - source: wiki.pndbotics.com

    Source
  • Adam

    Nuc12wski7 Motion Control Computer For Adam - Compute & Control - Intel - Intel supplies nuc12wski7 motion control computer for adam for PNDbotics Adam - source: wiki.pndbotics.com

    Source

Resources

Media library

Official Adam product, operations and SDK references with exact first-party product imagery and a verified PNDbotics architecture video.

Timeline

  • PNDbotics Adam finishes World Humanoid Robot Games obstacle race

    2025-08-17 - Demonstration - PNDbotics recorded 7 minutes 22 seconds, placing second in its final group. Only two of the eight entrants in that group finished the course. Adam was the only full-size humanoid reported to finish the course.

    Source

Context

Market context

PNDbotics Adam is a modular humanoid robot platform for research, developer and early enterprise use, with reinforcement-learning-based control and developer tooling.

  • Target environment: Research labs, industrial pilots, service demonstrations and structured environments where humanoid hardware can be tested or deployed.
  • Workflow context: Locomotion, manipulation, human-robot interaction, embodied AI testing and task execution in controlled settings.
  • Customer context: Robot developers, research teams, industrial partners and service operators evaluating humanoid systems.
  • Deployment model: Prototype or development-stage product with public positioning and limited deployment proof.
  • Commercial maturity: Publicly visible but still early, with maturity tied to demos, pilots and later customer evidence.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on safety, useful task coverage, manipulation reliability, operating time, support and proof outside demonstrations.
  • Market position: PNDbotics positions PNDbotics Adam in the humanoid lane, where body format, autonomy and task evidence determine differentiation.
  • Adjacent products: Figure 03, Apptronik Apollo, Unitree G1, Agility Digit

Comparable Systems

  • Lumos LUS 2

    Lumos Robotics - humanoid robotics

  • ALICE 5

    AeiROBOT - humanoid robotics

  • Asimov 1

    Menlo Research - Humanoid Robot

  • Booster T2

    Booster Robotics - humanoid robotics

  • Elf 3

    BXI Robotics - humanoid robotics

  • Haribit

    HARIBIT - Anthropomorphic Biped