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Robbyant R1

About

About Robbyant R1

Robbyant R1 is the historical humanoid model introduced by Ant Group in Shanghai on 11 September 2025. It was developed by Shanghai Ant Lingbo Technology, operating as Robbyant, as a platform for applying AI to physical service tasks. Visitor guidance and information assistance were among its intended applications.

The platform combined components from Chinese robotics suppliers, including Ti5 Robot joint modules and a Galaxea AI chassis. Ant's development effort focused on the robot's intelligence and its interaction with people. R1 belongs to Robbyant's 2025 programme and is distinct from the later R2 model.

Context

Market context

Wheeled, two-armed humanoid for service robotics: kitchens, hospitality, healthcare.

  • Target environment: Factories, warehouses, labs, service sites and controlled indoor environments where wheeled manipulation can operate safely.
  • Workflow context: Autonomous navigation, object handling, dual-arm or arm-based manipulation, teleoperation and facility task execution.
  • Customer context: Industrial operators, logistics teams, research labs and service organizations evaluating mobile manipulation.
  • Deployment model: Commercial or available product positioned for customer use, integration or developer adoption.
  • Commercial maturity: Publicly presented as commercial or available, with maturity depending on deployment scale and support coverage.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on site fit, manipulation reliability, safety, navigation, integration effort and task economics.
  • Market position: Robbyant R1 sits in the mobile-manipulation lane, using mobility plus arms to pursue practical physical tasks.
  • Adjacent products: Kinisi 01, DexForce W1, Stretch RE2, Quanta X2

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