REASSESSED 2026.09.02

Galaxea AI

Galaxea R1

Name: Galaxea R1
Brand: Galaxea AI

R1 is a commercially available research and enterprise humanoid platform with concrete, independently corroborated hardware specifications. Its own vendor trains it through direct teleoperation and sells a companion teleoperation product, and no independent source confirms autonomous completion of any specific task.

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

Galaxea R1 runs preset routines on its own, and the owner is its recovery system.
What it does on its own
- 24 DOF wheeled dual-arm platform with a 5kg payload at 0.5m per arm; 70cm arm reach (86cm with gripper); vertical reach from floor level to 2 meters; sensor suite of one head camera, two wrist cameras, five chassis cameras, and one or two 360-degree LiDAR units; up to 550 TOPS onboard deep-learning compute; sold with open datasets, a ROS2 stack, and an SDK for embodied-AI research; already sold to universities, research labs including a stated Stanford and Physical Intelligence collaboration, and manufacturing enterprises.
Why this level
- R1's wheeled base and force-controlled arms run closed-loop balance and motion control beneath operator direction, but the company's own material describes training an employee directing the arm through a teleoperation switch, and it sells a dedicated R1-T teleoperation accessory as a core companion product.
- No source confirms autonomous completion of any specific demonstrated task, so R1 is classified Level II, Assisted Autonomy.
What holds it at Level II
- Galaxea's official site (galaxea.ai) returned an expired-certificate error during this review, so pricing and specification claims rely on a third-party retailer listing, an unofficial user-guide mirror, and independent press rather than the manufacturer's own primary page. The company's own training method, an employee directing a robotic arm through a teleoperation switch, indicates teleoperation is a standard, everyday mode for this hardware, not an edge case; no source independently confirms autonomous completion of any specific demonstrated task. Weight is not published in any source found. Galaxea also sells a separate A-series line of standalone robot arms, not a humanoid; that line should not be confused with the R1 humanoid platform.
8 sources reviewed
IManual AutomationOne action on command; no independent operation.

How we assign a level →

Behind the classification

Sources we reviewed.

Verified8 sources reviewed

Sufficient public evidence across source types to publish a non-provisional classification.

Sources reviewed

Manufacturer documentation1 sourceReviewed

Official Galaxea R1 technical user guide (documentation mirror; the primary galaxea.ai domain was unreachable during this review, expired SSL certificate)

R1 – Galaxea Product User GuideGalaxea AI (official documentation mirror)

Press & video reviews2 sourcesReviewed

Independent business press and retailer/distributor specification listings

Specification sources1 sourceReviewed

Pages the published specifications were read from.

galaxea-ai.comgalaxea-ai.com

Monitoring record4 sourcesReviewed

Sources behind the tracker entries following this robot.

How we evaluate evidence →

Human Readiness

Not consumer-ready.

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

Not consumer-readyThis robot

Galaxea R1 ships to commercial and research buyers, not to households.

The readiness scale measures household purchase timing, so no tier applies. A consumer version reaching general availability would start the clock.

On the record

8 sources reviewed

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-Consumer Assessment

How this projection was reached

60of 100

PlausibleAt or above 33% 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.

Held below its arithmetic72 → 60

Capped at 60: the further what is claimed runs ahead of what has been shown working, the less the rest of the assessment is measuring the product that will actually ship (demo match is 30, below the floor of 45).

The reading

Galaxea R1 is a real, commercially sold wheeled dual-arm platform with concrete, independently corroborated hardware specifications and substantial institutional funding, currently generating enterprise and research revenue rather than shipping as a concept. Its own vendor, however, trains the platform through direct human teleoperation and sells a dedicated teleoperation accessory as a core product, and no independent source confirms autonomous completion of any specific demonstrated task. The plausible engineering is real; the autonomy is not yet independently established.

Still open

What fraction of any specific demonstrated task, factory pick-and-place, research manipulation, is performed autonomously versus through the teleoperation the vendor's own training pipeline relies on is undisclosed for every task reviewed. Official pricing and specification pages could not be checked directly because galaxea.ai was unreachable during this review. R1's weight is not published in any source found. Whether the household-assistance goal Galaxea has floated for roughly a decade out implies any near-term autonomy roadmap, or remains purely aspirational, is unstated.

Three signals the number rests onweighted, then capped72What can be judged before anyone owns one.

Track Record35% of the assessment85

What this asks

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

Engineering35% of the assessment96

What this asks

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

Demo Match30% of the assessment30

What this asks

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

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

Readinessnot in the number25

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 Galaxea R1 fit your scenario?

Describe your scenario using the controls. Each choice reads the spec sheet for you, flagging where the Galaxea R1 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

Payload: 11 lb (5 kg) at 0.5 m per arm
Onboard compute: Up to 550 TOPS
Max speed: 3.4 mph•

Official referencesOwner manual Manufacturer support Product page

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 recorded at 50 of 100
Aug 2026 · AssessmentReassessed under the Pre-Release Assessment framework
Jul 2025 · NewsGalaxea AI closes $100 million Series A financing at $700 million valuation
Jan 2025 · AnnouncementGalaxea AI launches R1 wheeled humanoid robot with dual 6-axis arms

Common questions

What people actually ask.

5 answered

OperationIs Galaxea R1 the same as a Galaxea 'A1'?

No such product as an A1 humanoid exists. Galaxea’s A-series is a separate line of standalone robot arms; the company’s humanoid platform is the R1, and an enhanced R1 Pro, a wheeled dual-arm platform.

OperationCan I buy an R1 for home use?

No. R1 is sold only to research institutions, universities, and manufacturing enterprises, at a reported $44,500 to $64,000, not to consumers.

OperationDoes R1 operate autonomously?

No independent source confirms R1 completing any specific demonstrated task without human involvement. The manufacturer’s own training method directs the robot’s arm through a teleoperation switch, and Galaxea separately sells a dedicated R1-T teleoperation accessory as a companion product.

OwnershipHow much does R1 cost?

Forbes reported a range of 320,000 to 459,900 yuan, approximately $44,500 to $64,000, in August 2025, varying by accessories. This could not be confirmed against an official manufacturer pricing page, which was unreachable during this review.

OperationWhat can R1 physically do?

It is a 24-DOF wheeled dual-arm platform with a 5kg payload per arm, a reach from floor level to 2 meters, and an onboard compute budget of up to 550 TOPS, sold for embodied-AI research and manufacturing pilot work.

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The full spec sheet.

How the assessment has moved.

What people actually ask.

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