Galaxea Humanoid

R1 Series wheeled dual-arm humanoid robot from Galaxea AI

Galaxea Humanoid

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Overview

ItemDetails
ManufacturerGalaxea AI (星海图, Beijing, China)
TypeWheeled Dual-arm Humanoid
FoundedSeptember 2023 (team from Tsinghua/Stanford)
ComputingNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB
Price Range$27,500 ~ $40,000 (varies by model)
Key CustomersHuawei, Volkswagen, Samsung, ByteDance, Stanford, MIT 1

Note: Price and specification information is as of Q1 2025 and may change.

Key Significance

The Galaxea R1 series holds important significance as an affordable research humanoid platform.

Improved Research Accessibility

  • Reasonable Price: Starting at approximately $27,500 (199,000 RMB) for R1 Pro, significantly cheaper than Figure 02 ($100K+) or Unitree H1 ($90,000)
  • Full Features: Despite low price, offers full specs including 26 DoF, 7 HD cameras, LiDAR, force sensors
  • Various Teleoperation: Easy data collection with Isomorphic and VR remote operation support

Advantages of Wheel-Based Design

  • Stability: No risk of falling compared to walking types
  • Data Quality: Can collect manipulation data on stable platform
  • Practicality: Immediately usable in research/industrial environments

Ecosystem Support

  • Over 40 corporate/research institution customers secured
  • Adopted by AI research groups including Physical Intelligence, Stanford, MIT
  • Used for algorithm training, robot deployment, Embodied AI data collection

Product Lineup Comparison

Legend: O = Supported, X = Not Supported, N/A = Information Not Available

ItemR1 ProR1R1 Lite
DoF262423
ArmsDual 7-axisDual 6-axis (A1)Dual 6-axis
Payload10kgN/AN/A
Reach64cm70cm70cm
Max Height2m2m1.7m
GripperMulti-jointG1 Gripper2-finger
Cameras7 HD + LiDAR7 HD + LiDARDual
Wrist CameraOXX
Force SensorOXX
Voice InteractionOXX
VR TeleopOOX
Isomorphic TeleopOOO
Price~$27,500N/A~$40,000

Note: R1 Lite is priced higher than R1 Pro because R1 Lite is sold as a fully assembled data collection-dedicated platform, while R1 Pro is the base price for research/development. Actual prices may vary by configuration.

R1 Pro Details

ItemSpec
DoF26 DoF
Arm ConfigurationDual 7-DoF, 10kg payload each
Reach64cm (single arm), floor to 2m reach
Sensors7 HD cameras + 1 LiDAR + wrist cameras
Force SensorIntegrated
ComputingNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB (200 TOPS)
Chassis3-wheel vector steering
TeleoperationIsomorphic + VR
Price199,000 RMB ($27,500)

R1 Details

ItemSpec
DoF24 DoF
Arm ConfigurationDual 6-DoF Galaxea A1 arms
GripperGalaxea G1 Gripper
Torso4-DoF
Reach70cm
Max Height2m
Chassis3-wheel vector steering
Sensors7 HD cameras + 1 LiDAR
ExpandabilityExternal sensor interface support

R1 Lite Details

ItemSpec
DoF23 DoF
Arm ConfigurationDual 6-axis
Reach70cm
Base Height128cm
Max Height (extended)1.7m
Weight96kg
Movement Speed5.4 km/h
Sensors360-degree LiDAR + Dual cameras
Gripper2-finger
TeleoperationIsomorphic
UseData collection platform
Price~$40,000

Teleoperation

The Galaxea R1 series supports two teleoperation methods.

Isomorphic Remote Operation (R1-T Platform)

R1-T is a dedicated remote operation platform designed as a miniature replica of R1.

FeatureDescription
Full-body MappingAll joints 1:1 synchronized
PrecisionMillimeter level
Response SpeedMillisecond level
Force FeedbackForce transmission from robot to operator

Use Cases:

  • High-precision manipulation data collection
  • Delicate task training demos
  • Research dataset construction

VR Remote Operation

Immersive remote operation system using Meta Quest 3 VR headset.

FeatureDescription
HeadsetMeta Quest 3
Hand TrackingSupported
Visual FeedbackReal-time streaming from robot head camera
Full-body SyncSupported
PrecisionMillimeter level

Operation Methods:

  • Control robot arms with hand movements
  • First-person view through head camera
  • Hold B button for 2+ seconds to exit

Standard Remote Controller

Analog stick-based standard controller also supported.

FunctionDescription
Chassis MovementAnalog sticks
Torso ControlSupported
Emergency StopSupported
Mode SwitchingSWA/SWB/SWC/SWD switches

Company Information

Galaxea AI (星海图)

ItemDetails
FoundedSeptember 2023
HeadquartersBeijing/Suzhou, China
Mission”Serving 10 billion humans with 10 billion robots”
Valuation$700M (as of 2025) 2
Total Investment1.5 billion RMB ($100M+) 2

Founding Team

  • Jiyang Gao (高继扬) - CEO 3

    • Tsinghua EE undergraduate, USC PhD
    • Waymo, Momenta autonomous driving experience
    • Google, SenseTime internships

  • Huazhe Xu - Co-founder/CSO 3

    • Stanford Postdoc, UC Berkeley PhD
    • Tsinghua Assistant Professor
    • CoRL’23 Best System Paper Award

Investors

Over 30 investors including Meituan, IDG Capital, Baidu Ventures participated. 2

AI Model

G0 Model - Galaxea’s self-developed AI model

  • Language understanding
  • Reasoning execution
  • Complex task execution (e.g., making bed)

Future Plans

  • Bipedal walking humanoid planned for release in 2026
  • Goal of popularizing home humanoids within 10 years

Technology Stack

Hardware

ComponentSpecification
ComputingNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32GB
CPU8-core
GPU200 TOPS
Chassis3-wheel vector steering
SensorsLiDAR, HD cameras, force sensors

Software

ItemSupport
ROS1O
ROS2O
SDKPython, C++
DocumentationOfficial guides provided

Competitor Comparison

RobotManufacturerTypePriceDoF
R1 ProGalaxeaWheeled~$27,50026
G1UnitreeWalking~$16,00023
H1UnitreeWalking~$90,000N/A
Figure 02Figure AIWalking~$100,000+N/A

See Also

References

Footnotes

  1. Forbes via Yahoo Finance - Galaxea AI Raises $100M ↩

  2. Benzinga - Galaxea AI Raises $100M at $700M Valuation ↩ ↩2 ↩3

  3. The Wire China - Gao Jiyang Profile ↩ ↩2