Dobot Atom Straight-Knee Bimanual Humanoid Robot (ROM-1 VLA)
153cm, 62kg industrial and service humanoid featuring Dobot's Anthropomorphic Straight-Knee Walking System (42% lower gait energy consumption), ±0.05mm precision 7-DoF arms, 6-DoF dexterous hands, and 1,500 TOPS of ROM-1 VLA edge compute.
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Key Engineering Highlights
- Anthropomorphic Straight-Knee Walking System (AWS) eliminates constant knee-flexion holding torque, reducing bipedal locomotion energy consumption by 42% compared to bent-knee gaits
- Draws on Dobot's industrial cobot heritage to achieve ±0.05mm arm positioning repeatability across dual 7-DoF bionic arms paired with 6-DoF dexterous hands
- Onboard 1,500 TOPS AI compute cluster runs Dobot's Robot Operator Model-1 (ROM-1) VLA for autonomous soldering, lab dispensing, coffee making, and SMT bin picking
Full Hardware Specifications
| Processor / Edge SoC | 1,500 TOPS Heterogeneous Edge AI Compute Cluster + Real-Time EtherCAT Controller |
|---|---|
| AI Model Stack | Dobot Robot Operator Model-1 (ROM-1) End-to-End Vision-Language-Action Architecture |
| Display & Optics | Head Expressive LED Matrix + Industrial Teach/Telemetry Interface |
| Camera & Vision | Binocular RGB-D Stereo Vision + Fisheye Surround + Wrist Hand-Eye Cameras |
| Measured Weight | 62.0kg (153cm Standing Height / 28-DoF Base up to 41-DoF w/ Dexterous Hands) |
| Battery & Runtime | High-Capacity Modular Industrial Lithium Pack (42% Energy Savings via Straight-Knee Gait) |
| Connectivity & I/O | Wi-Fi 6E / 5G Industrial Module / Dual Gigabit Ethernet / EtherCAT |
| Sensors & Acoustics | Dual 7-DoF Bionic Arms (±0.05mm Repeatability) + Dual 6-DoF Dexterous Hands + 6-Axis F/T |
⚖️ Side-by-Side Comparison: Dobot Atom Straight-Knee Bimanual Humanoid Robot (ROM-1 VLA) vs. Embodied AI & Robotics Peers
Direct specification comparison against leading competing devices in the Embodied AI & Robotics category.
| Specification | Dobot Atom Straight-Knee Bimanual Humanoid Robot (ROM-1 VLA) (Current) | Unitree G1 Humanoid Robot (2026 Developer Edition) → | LeRobot SO-101 Open-Source Bimanual Teleop Kit → | Unitree Go2-W Wheeled-Legged Embodied AI Dog → |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brand | Dobot Robotics | Unitree Robotics | Hugging Face × TheRobotStudio | Unitree Robotics |
| Retail Price | $27,500 | $16,000 | $260 | $4,800 |
| Editorial Rating | ||||
| Edge SoC | 1,500 TOPS Heterogeneous Edge AI Compute Cluster + Real-Time EtherCAT Controller | 8-Core High-Perf CPU + NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX (100 TOPS) | Tethered to Apple Silicon Mac or NVIDIA GPU Host | Jetson Orin NX 16GB (100–157 TOPS) |
| AI Model Stack | Dobot Robot Operator Model-1 (ROM-1) End-to-End Vision-Language-Action Architecture | UnifoLM Unified Robot Model + Open RL Stack | ACT / Diffusion Policy / Pi-0 VLA | RL Locomotion + GPT-Vision Navigation |
| Display / Optics | Head Expressive LED Matrix + Industrial Teach/Telemetry Interface | Interactive LED Visor Array | Host Visualizer GUI | Front LED Matrix + Companion Telemetry |
| Camera | Binocular RGB-D Stereo Vision + Fisheye Surround + Wrist Hand-Eye Cameras | Intel RealSense D435i Depth + Livox Mid-360 3D LiDAR | Dual 1080P 60fps Global Shutter Wrist + Overhead Cameras | 130° Wide-Angle Stereo + Hemispherical 4D LiDAR |
| Weight | 62.0kg (153cm Standing Height / 28-DoF Base up to 41-DoF w/ Dexterous Hands) | 35.0kg (Foldable to fit car trunk) | 1.4kg per arm (including base) | 18.0 kg |
| Battery | High-Capacity Modular Industrial Lithium Pack (42% Energy Savings via Straight-Knee Gait) | 9,000mAh Quick-Swap Battery Pack (2.5h runtime) | 12V/5A DC Regulated Power Supply | 15,000mAh 4-Hour Long-Endurance Pack |
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