Astribot S1 Humanoid Robot

The S1 is a full-size dual-arm humanoid robot designed for general-purpose manipulation tasks: pouring, sorting, stacking, kitchen work, light assembly. It stands approximately 1.7 m tall, has two 7-DoF arms with high-fidelity force control, and is mounted on a wheeled mobile base rather than legs. It is positioned as a research and deployment platform for tabletop and service-robotics applications.

Astribot's design choice prioritizes manipulation capability and ease of deployment over locomotion novelty. The wheeled base provides a stable, low-cost, low-risk platform that can carry the energy and compute budget needed for real-time bimanual manipulation. Bipedal humanoids spend significant resources on balance; the S1 spends those resources on arms and AI compute instead.

Each arm has 7 degrees of freedom with peak speeds up to 10 m/s at the end-effector and force-control resolution down to 0.1 N. Combined with bimanual coordination control, the arms can perform tasks like opening jars, pouring liquids, and folding cloth that require careful force modulation. Position repeatability is approximately 0.1 mm (0.004 inches).

Both. Out of the box it ships with a library of pre-programmed primitive tasks (grasping, pouring, stacking) that you can chain together. For new tasks, the recommended workflow is teleoperation-based imitation learning: an operator demonstrates the task using the included VR controller setup, the robot records the trajectory, and the imitation policy is trained on the demonstrations. This typically takes 10 to 50 demonstrations per task.

Open Python SDK with ROS 2 Humble integration. High-level task primitives are accessible as Python function calls. Lower-level joint and Cartesian control are accessible for custom controllers. Computer-vision pipelines using the onboard cameras are exposed as ROS topics. Astribot publishes example notebooks for common manipulation tasks.

Stereo RGB cameras for hand-eye coordination on each arm, a forward-facing depth camera in the head, microphone array, IMU on the base, and force-torque sensors at each wrist. The sensor stack supports visual servoing, voice command processing, and force-feedback manipulation.

Two NVIDIA Jetson Orin AGX modules: one dedicated to perception, one to motion control. Combined AI compute is 270 TOPS. Sufficient for running large vision-language-action models in real time alongside motion planning. The compute budget is the primary differentiator versus smaller manipulation platforms.

An onboard battery system provides 4 to 6 hours of continuous operation depending on task intensity. The robot can also operate from AC power through a tether for benchtop development. Charging takes 2 to 3 hours from empty. For 24-hour deployments, a second battery and charging dock are sold as accessories.

Each arm carries up to 3 kg (6.6 lb) at full extension; combined bimanual tasks can move objects up to 5 kg (11 lb) with both arms cooperating. The base supports an additional 10 kg (22 lb) payload on its top tray for cameras, custom sensors, or task-specific tools.

Research labs, controlled industrial environments (assembly cells, packaging), and supervised consumer demonstrations. Astribot does not currently certify the S1 for unsupervised public deployment or for use around children. Operating environments should be flat (the wheeled base does not handle stairs) and have adequate Wi-Fi for supervisory communications.

24-month manufacturer warranty on hardware, 12 months on the battery system. RoboticsSelect provides authorized warranty service. Custom modifications to the SDK do not void warranty; physical modifications to the chassis or arms do.

Build-to-order with 8 to 12 week lead time from order to dispatch. RoboticsSelect can quote current lead times on request. The S1 is sold as quote-based pricing through the authorized channel; contact us for current configuration options and pricing.