Galaxea launches R1 Series for wheeled humanoid manipulation
Galaxea launched the R1 Series as a full-size wheeled dual-arm humanoid platform for data collection, research and real-world manipulation; the robot combines dual arms, a 4-DoF torso and a three-wheel steering chassis.
Galaxea launched the R1 Series in February 2025, introducing a wheeled dual-arm humanoid platform aimed at data collection, robotics research and real-world manipulation. The company presented the line as a set of tailored robots for embodied-AI development, with R1 positioned as a full-size mobile manipulation system rather than a bipedal humanoid built around walking.
Galaxea AI is a Chinese robotics company founded in 2023 and focused on embodied-intelligence humanoid robots. Public partner materials describe the company as taking a full-stack approach, combining AI algorithms with self-developed robot bodies rather than selling software on third-party hardware alone.
R1 is offered to labs and developers for manipulation data collection, teleoperation and robot-AI testing.
R1 is a full-size dual-arm wheeled humanoid robot. Galaxea’s documentation describes the platform with two 6-DoF A1 robot arms, two G1 grippers, a 4-DoF torso and a three-wheel steering vector chassis. The robot has a vertical operating range of up to 2 metres and a horizontal operating radius of 700 mm, giving it human-scale reach while retaining the stability and efficiency of a wheeled base.
The robot is designed for indoor mobile manipulation, not stair climbing or rough terrain. Its wheeled base gives it a narrower and more pragmatic operating lane than bipedal humanoids, with better fit for flat-floor environments such as laboratories, logistics sites, manufacturing areas and research facilities. Distributor materials frame the R-series as a mobile manipulation platform for indoor navigation and manipulation, with ROS2 workflow support and human-scale reach.
The higher-end R1 Pro variant extends the same idea. Galaxea’s public product site describes R1 Pro as a 7-DoF dual-arm wheeled humanoid for embodied-AI development and real-world industrial applications, while UK distributor EnduX lists the platform at 1,700 mm tall, 126 kg, 18 DoF excluding end effectors and base, 3.5 kg rated payload with 5 kg peak payload, and 1.5 m/s maximum speed.
The Launch
EnduX says R1 Pro has been used by Physical Intelligence to develop π, and Carnegie Mellon’s Intelligent Control Lab lists a Galaxea R1 Lite robot in its lab resources.
R1 is commercially available through distributors, with Galaxea documentation covering unboxing, startup and remote control.
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