Galbot G1 Omnidirectional Wheeled Dexterous VLA Humanoid
Commercial semi-humanoid mobile manipulator pairing a 360° omnidirectional wheeled chassis and 2.2m folding-lift torso with dual 5kg-payload 7-DoF arms, 12-DoF tactile hands, and end-to-end GraspVLA / NavVLA models on NVIDIA Jetson silicon.
Editorial Rating Methodology (★ 4.8 / 5.0): This score is an internal editorial evaluation compiled by the RECIWO Labs editorial team—not a user poll or crowd-voted rating. It assesses published silicon compute efficiency (25%), optical/sensor/actuator engineering (25%), battery & thermal envelope (20%), SDK/software openness (15%), and price-to-specification value (15%) based on official manufacturer datasheets and public technical documentation. Learn more about our evaluation rubric →
Key Engineering Highlights
- Replaces unstable bipedal legs with a 360° omnidirectional swerve-drive wheeled base (1.5 m/s) and a folding vertical lift torso that reaches from floor level up to 2.2-meter retail shelves
- Dual 7-DoF arms deliver a 5.0kg single-arm payload while 12-DoF dexterous hands with sub-Newton tactile sensing grasp transparent glass bottles, soft pouches, and pharmacy boxes
- Trained on tens of millions of synthetic physics trajectories via Galbot's GraspVLA and GroceryVLA foundation models for 24/7 unstaffed pharmacies, dark stores, and automotive kitting
Full Hardware Specifications
| Processor / Edge SoC | NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin / Jetson Thor Edge Compute + Automotive-Grade Motion MCU |
|---|---|
| AI Model Stack | Galbot Sim-to-Real GraspVLA, GroceryVLA & TrackVLA (Zero-Shot Transparent/Deformable Grasp) |
| Display & Optics | Head Interactive Commercial Service Screen + Status Light Ring |
| Camera & Vision | Head 360° 3D LiDAR + Multi-View RGB-D Stereo Cameras + Dual Wrist Depth Cameras |
| Measured Weight | 75.0kg (170cm Standard Height / Up to 2.2m Reach via Folding Knee-Torso Lift / 38–47 DoF) |
| Battery & Runtime | 6.0h–8.0h Continuous Commercial Shift Endurance + Autonomous Fast-Charge Docking |
| Connectivity & I/O | Wi-Fi 6E / 5G Enterprise Fleet Link / ROS 2 & Warehouse WMS API |
| Sensors & Acoustics | Dual 7-DoF Arms (5.0kg Payload Each) + 12-DoF Dexterous Hands w/ Sub-Newton Force Sensing |
⚖️ Side-by-Side Comparison: Galbot G1 Omnidirectional Wheeled Dexterous VLA Humanoid vs. Embodied AI & Robotics Peers
Direct specification comparison against leading competing devices in the Embodied AI & Robotics category.
| Specification | Galbot G1 Omnidirectional Wheeled Dexterous VLA Humanoid (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 | Galbot (Galaxy General) | Unitree Robotics | Hugging Face × TheRobotStudio | Unitree Robotics |
| Retail Price | $38,000 | $16,000 | $260 | $4,800 |
| Editorial Rating | ||||
| Edge SoC | NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin / Jetson Thor Edge Compute + Automotive-Grade Motion MCU | 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 | Galbot Sim-to-Real GraspVLA, GroceryVLA & TrackVLA (Zero-Shot Transparent/Deformable Grasp) | UnifoLM Unified Robot Model + Open RL Stack | ACT / Diffusion Policy / Pi-0 VLA | RL Locomotion + GPT-Vision Navigation |
| Display / Optics | Head Interactive Commercial Service Screen + Status Light Ring | Interactive LED Visor Array | Host Visualizer GUI | Front LED Matrix + Companion Telemetry |
| Camera | Head 360° 3D LiDAR + Multi-View RGB-D Stereo Cameras + Dual Wrist Depth 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 | 75.0kg (170cm Standard Height / Up to 2.2m Reach via Folding Knee-Torso Lift / 38–47 DoF) | 35.0kg (Foldable to fit car trunk) | 1.4kg per arm (including base) | 18.0 kg |
| Battery | 6.0h–8.0h Continuous Commercial Shift Endurance + Autonomous Fast-Charge Docking | 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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