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Clone Robotics

Clone Alpha

Name: Clone Alpha
Brand: Clone Robotics

Mechanically novel approach to humanoid actuation via water-hydraulic Myofiber muscles and a 206-bone synthetic skeleton. Demos show fluid arm and torso motion, but autonomous capability remains undemonstrated beyond scripted sequences.

PriceNo list priceRetail price not tracked

Autonomy Ladder

Why Level II.

One five-rung scale, every category, from acting only on command to working unsupervised anywhere.

VGeneralized AutonomyAny task, any setting. No consumer robot has reached it.
IVEnvironmental AutonomyCopes with everyday clutter and frees itself, shown by independent testing.
IIIConditional AutonomyFinishes whole jobs in familiar spaces; struggles at the edges.
To reach Level IIIMost sessions finish without intervention. Rescue is occasional, not routine.
IIAssisted AutonomyThis robot

Clone Alpha runs preset routines on its own, and the owner is its recovery system.
Why this level
- Demos show scripted torso and arm motion; no evidence of end-to-end autonomous task completion or navigation without human supervision.
- Classified at Level II, Assisted Autonomy pending shipping proof.
4 sources reviewed
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Pre-Release4 sources reviewed

Classified from pre-release material; figures will firm up once units ship and are independently tested.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation1 sourceReviewed

Clone Robotics official product page and CES 2026 demo materials covering Alpha Edition specifications, preorder status, and mechanical architecture overview.

Clone Alpha product pageClone Robotics

Longitudinal signal2 sourcesReviewed

Robovations dated log for this robot: 3 tracked entries spanning ~13 months.

Monitoring record3 sourcesReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

Also monitored, nothing listed yet

Press & video reviewsOngoing

CES 2026 coverage and robotics press coverage of musculoskeletal humanoid architecture; specific shipping date and autonomy scope pending fuller pilot data.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Pre-release.

One question: what does buying this robot today walk you into? The state is computed from the record, and recomputed daily.

Pre-releaseThis robot

Clone Alpha has not shipped to consumers, and a readiness rating is a claim about buying today.

Until consumer shipping starts, the Pre-Release Assessment carries the evaluation; the readiness clock starts at general availability.

On the record

4 sources reviewed
Pre-Release Assessment: 52/100 · Plausible

The scale, for reference

Ready NowAssessed, with a clean record on file. A successor may be shipping; the page says so when it is.
New to MarketOn sale under 90 days; the ownership record is still forming.
WaitA successor is announced and has not shipped; re-read the decision when it arrives.
Known IssuesDocumented problems stand on the record; read the case before buying.

How we assess readiness →

Pre-Release Assessment

How this projection was reached

52of 100

PlausibleAt or above 16% of the 87 robots we assess before release

SpeculativeConceptPlausiblePromisingReady

The hatched tail is unreachable by construction. A projection does not publish as a full mark, because the evidence that settles it does not exist yet: whether the thing ships and works in ordinary use. Those 10 points are what shipping has to earn.

The reading

Novel musculoskeletal architecture with high engineering risk. Clone Robotics has no prior humanoid shipping history; the hydraulic-muscle approach remains unproven outside scripted demos. Preorder openness and disclosed pricing are positive signals, but shipping date opacity and lack of demonstrated autonomous task capability are material open questions. Announced December 2024.

Still open

Shipping date confirmation and consumer retail path
Joint durability under sustained locomotion cycles
Autonomous end-to-end task completion capability
Lidar/camera/sensor suite for navigation without remote guidance
Power consumption and runtime over charged cycle

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped52What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Recordleft outNot judged

What this asks

Has this maker shipped what it demoed before, on schedule, with the promised capability?

What it rests on

Clone Robotics has taken preorders for a hand, a torso and Alpha but has never delivered a product, so there is no shipping record to judge (RoboZaps, https://blog.robozaps.com/b/clone-protoclone-review).

Engineering54% of the assessment40

What this asks

Are the demonstrated capabilities achievable in shipping form, or do they need breakthroughs not in evidence?

Demo Match46% of the assessment66

What this asks

What has been shown to work, against what is claimed in marketing.

35% of the assessment has no source outside the maker and is left out; the number rests on what remains.

Published beside the numbernever averaged inWhat the maker has disclosed, not what has been judged.

Readinessnot in the number50

What this asks

Ship-date specificity, pricing transparency, distribution and regulatory status. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

Disclosurenot in the number30

What this asks

How much of the product is disclosed. Higher means fewer fundamental unknowns remain. Published beside the number; never averaged in.

middle half of the pre-release setits medianthis robot

Not a Robovations Scorethe two never convert into each other

This is a projection from pre-shipping signals, not a measurement. When the robot ships, the assessment is archived, a first Robovations Score is computed from the field record, and the change is logged on the tracker rather than appearing as a new number.

Read the pre-release method →

FIT CHECK

Will the Clone Alpha fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Clone Alpha is built for your space and where it isn’t.

Where it operates

Primary tasks

Supervision needs

Timeline

A classification of fit for the conditions you set, not a recommendation. Verdicts describe engineering design intent, not test results.

SPECIFICATION

The full spec sheet.

Manufacturer-published figures, measured against every humanoid robot we track.

Dimensions not publishedDimensional drawing

Key specificationsManufacturer-published

Official referencesManufacturer site

RECORD

How the assessment has moved.

Every announcement, release and reassessment behind the current classification.

Coming soon

Just launched

Active updates

Settled

Discontinued

Sep 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment method revised: 44 → 52
Aug 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment revised 41 → 44
Jul 2026 · AssessmentPre-Release Assessment recorded at 41 of 100
Jan 2026 · NewsPreorder delivery window remains unconfirmed as Alpha Edition queue stands
Dec 2024 · AnnouncementClone Robotics announces Alpha Edition preorder for musculoskeletal android
Dec 2024 · DemoClone Robotics publishes Torso 2 demonstration showing upper-body motion range

Common questions

What people actually ask.

4 answered

OperationWhat makes the Clone Alpha's hydraulic muscles different from electric joint servos?

Clone’s Myofiber actuators are water-driven artificial muscles that contract along the length of a synthetic skeleton rather than rotating a joint through a geared motor, which is what produces the organic motion its demonstrations show. Durability across sustained operating cycles is the real test and no unit has been delivered, so no wear record exists.

OperationWhen does Clone Alpha actually ship?

Official timeline is unconfirmed. Preorders are open for a 279-unit run, but Clone Robotics has published neither a price nor a delivery window. This is the material open question.

OperationWhat can the Clone Alpha do autonomously?

Manufacturer demos document scripted arm-reach and torso-motion sequences. End-to-end autonomous task completion, picking objects, navigating rooms, responding to instructions, has not been publicly demonstrated.

OperationDoes the Clone Alpha require constant remote operation?

Published demonstrations show pre-programmed motion sequences rather than autonomous task execution. Whether unscripted operation runs under remote oversight, and how much, has not been documented.

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Clone Alpha

Will the Clone Alpha fit your scenario?

The full spec sheet.

How the assessment has moved.

What people actually ask.

Other humanoid robots we have classified.

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Reference the Clone Alpha classification.

Three ways to keep going.

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