Noetix N2
N2 is a 1.2 m humanoid from Beijing startup Noetix priced at CNY 39,900, which placed second at the first humanoid half marathon in April 2025.
Noetix Robotics press imageThe verdict
A sub-$10,000 biped that walks well outdoors, from a company that keeps shipping. It is the most interesting machine in the gap between the toys and the $15,000 research platforms, and the least known of the group.
- Buy it if
- Buyers who want outdoor locomotion without paying G1 money.
- Skip it if
- You need support, documentation or spare parts in English.
In its favour
- Around $5,500 to $8,400
- Real outdoor walking
- Small enough to handle alone
Against it
- Thin documentation
- Support is China-first
- Little third-party code
How the score is built
Capability is what the machine physically does. Value compares it with others at a similar price, not with the whole market. Buyability asks whether you can really order one. Ecosystem is the software and community around it. Proof is what it has done in the field, which is where most humanoids score badly and should.
Similar money, different machine.
- Status
- Commercial
- Category
- research
- First revealed
- March 2025
- Form
- bipedal
- Height
- 120 cm
- Weight
- 30 kg
- Payload
- n/a
- Degrees of freedom
- 18
- Battery
- n/a
- Runtime
- n/a
- Walking speed
- 3.5 m/s
- Actuation
- electric
- Units deployed (est.)
- not disclosed
- Teleoperation
- partial
Where it stands
Low-cost 1.2 m humanoid shipping since 2025; finished second in the Beijing humanoid half marathon.
What stands out
- Second place, 2025 Beijing humanoid half marathon
- CNY 39,900 price
Autonomy, observed
Second place in the April 2025 Beijing E-Town half marathon; backflips and dancing.
Price and volume
CNY 39,900 list price (about USD 5,500).
Index position
In the Humanoid Index, which ranks on shipped reality rather than value for money, Noetix N2 sits at #12 of 107 with 52 points: deployment 14/50, autonomy 18/30, availability 20/20. See that method.
Deposits, lead times and warranties: reading a humanoid order sheet
Of 42 buy records, 2 publish a deposit, 1 a warranty, 1 a shipping cost and none a lead time in weeks. The order sheet for a humanoid is mostly blank, and the blanks are where the money goes.
Humanoid races, games and fights: what the competitions proved
Our record holds 11 competition events from 1997 to 2025 and 17 machines tied to them. Six can be ordered, three at a public price, and 13 of the 17 carry a teleoperation flag of yes or partial.
Other robots by Noetix Robotics.
Noetix Bumi
Bumi is a 94 cm, 12 kg humanoid priced under CNY 10,000, positioned by Noetix as a consumer and education robot.
Noetix Hobbs
Hobbs is a Noetix humanoid with an expressive bionic face, shown as a research and interaction platform in 2025.
Sources
- 01Noetix Robotics official siteNoetix Robotics
Price sources
- 01Humanoid robots for sale: prices and US legalityRoboZaps · 2026-07-28
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