RoboParty Releases RP1, a Fully Open-Source Humanoid Robot Platform
On October 15, RoboParty officially unveiled RP1 (ROBOTO 01), a high-performance, fully open-source humanoid robot platform designed for cutting-edge robotics research and embodied AI model development, along with a 2-minute-32-second launch video showcasing the white humanoid form. Billed as "the best open-source robot hardware to date," the platform drew attention across the open-source community, with users sharing and discussing it on Reddit and X.
Confirmed
- RP1 was released by the open-source robotics community RoboParty, positioned as a full-stack open platform for research and embodied AI model development
- The open-source release covers the complete hardware and software stack: on the mechanical side, it provides mechanical CAD files, BOM lists, and assembly documentation; on the electronics side, circuit schematics and PCB files; software and reinforcement learning materials are also fully open
- The project is licensed under GPL-3.0 with bilingual Chinese-English documentation; according to @neurosp1ke, the repository already had 166 stars at launch
- The official launch video runs 2 minutes 32 seconds and shows the white humanoid form; more hardware details and materials are available via their YouTube channel
Why it matters
- The humanoid robotics field has been dominated by closed-source machines; by opening up the entire chain from mechanical and electronic design to software and reinforcement learning, RP1 dramatically lowers the barrier for researchers and developers to replicate and build on the work
- For the open-source embodied AI community, a platform with fully inspectable hardware designs provides new infrastructure for model training and real-robot experiments—sharers like @KyleMorgenstein have called it the best open-source robot hardware available today
2026-10-15 ~ 2026-10-17 · 5 related posts
Primary sources
- RP1: Fully open-source humanoid robot platform covers CAD to reinforcement learning — neurosp1ke ·
- RoboParty launches RP1, a fully open-source humanoid robotics platform — Competitive_Travel16 ·
- RoboParty launches RP1, a fully open-source full-stack humanoid robotics platform — GuanyaShi · 2026-10-15
- Open-Source Humanoid Robot RoboParty RP1 Debuts on Video — bhanu9192 · 2026-10-16
- [source] RP1: Fully open-source humanoid robot platform covers CAD to reinforcement learning — neurosp1ke · 2026-10-16
2 near-duplicate retellings: KyleMorgenstein · Competitive_Travel16