Open-source humanoid Asimov 1 ships as $20,000 DIY kit with ~20-hour build
freelerobot · x · 2026-11-07
Menlo Research launched Asimov 1, an open-source humanoid robot sold as a $20,000 DIY kit ($499 deposit), with an assembled option available.
Key specs and features:
- 1.2 m tall, 35 kg, 25 powered joints (120 Nm peak torque), lifts up to 15 kg per arm
- 491 Wh battery, Raspberry Pi 5 + Radxa CM5 compute, 2MP camera
- Fully open: public BOM, CAD, and step-by-step manual; 3D-printable parts, built for right to repair
- Agent-friendly SDK plus MuJoCo/URDF simulation models; policies trained in Digital Asimov reportedly run on the real robot zero-shot (sim2real)
- 20-hour estimated build time, support replies within 8-24 hours
Menlo Research has offices in Singapore, Vietnam, and the US, and previously built the open-source AI agent Jan with 7 million downloads. Asimov went from first concept to shipping in under a year.
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