PNDbotics Adam
Adam is a full-size research humanoid from Beijing startup PNDbotics, noted for its natural walking gait and use in imitation-learning research.
PNDbotics press imageWe have not sat down with this one. The score below is computed from the data we hold, and the facts on this page are sourced. Treat the score as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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.
What people buy instead.
- Status
- Commercial
- Category
- research
- First revealed
- 2023
- Form
- bipedal
- Height
- 160 cm
- Weight
- 60 kg
- Payload
- n/a
- Degrees of freedom
- 44
- Battery
- n/a
- Runtime
- n/a
- Walking speed
- n/a
- Actuation
- electric (quasi-direct-drive actuators)
- Units deployed (est.)
- not disclosed
- Teleoperation
- partial
Where it stands
Research humanoid sold since 2024; an upper-body Adam-U variant followed.
What stands out
- Natural gait demos at CES 2025
Autonomy, observed
Human-like walking demos; shown at CES 2025 and IROS.
Hands, sensors, brain
- Hands: optional dexterous hands
- AI stack: imitation learning; natural gait via RL
Price and volume
No public price.
Index position
In the Humanoid Index, which ranks on shipped reality rather than value for money, PNDbotics Adam sits at #43 of 107 with 40 points: deployment 14/50, autonomy 12/30, availability 14/20. See that method.
Sources
- 01PNDbotics official sitePNDbotics
Price sources
- 01Official humanoid robot store: Unitree, Robotera and PNDboticsRobotopian · 2026
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