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How high can a humanoid robot jump? The 2026 record
In 2026 one humanoid robot rose 3.40 m off the floor with no bar, and another jumped 4.83 m from a standing start, beyond any human.
5 minRobotics
Robotics, read from the record: shipment filings, list prices, spec sheets and the dates companies put in writing. We have not tested a humanoid, so every figure here is attributed to the company or the filing it came from.
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How fast can a humanoid robot run? The 2026 record
In 2026 a humanoid robot won a 100m final in 8.64 seconds, nearly twice the fastest speed any maker lists on a humanoid spec sheet.
6 min
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Autonomous robots won most of the job events
Hotels, libraries and factories at the World Humanoid Robot Games: by our count, autonomous robots took 13 of the 21 finals.
19 min
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What the 1X NEO home robot sends, in 1X’s words
The FAQ says what leaves the house and when a 1X Expert can see in. The privacy policy never mentions the robot.
6 min
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A humanoid robot costs from $4,900
Unitree's R1 from $4,900, G1 from $13,500, H2 at $29,900; 1X NEO at $20,000 or $499 a month to rent, from the list prices.
15 min
Guides
MuJoCo installs on a Mac in five seconds
Tested on an M4 Pro: pip install in 4.9 seconds, the fix for the viewer error, and 63,000 steps a second per core.
8 min