
Head-to-head · General purpose vs Industrial
Astribot S1 vs HMND 01
HMND 01 has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 110 points above Astribot S1. HMND 01 is 50 cm taller.
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| Astribot S1 | HMND 01 | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Astribot (Stardust Intelligence) | Humanoid |
| Country | China | United Kingdom |
| Status | Commercial deployment | Pilot |
| Price | No public price | No public price |
| How to get one | Contact sales | Contact sales |
| Arena rating | ||
| Evidence | B- | B- |
| Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | 220 cm (7 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | 300 kg (661 lb) |
| Payload | 5 kg (11 lb) | 15 kg (33 lb) |
| Runtime | 4 h | 4 h |
| Degrees of freedom | 23 DoF | 29 DoF |
| Hand DoF | n/a | 12 DoF |
| Top speed | 10 m/s (36 km/h) | 2 m/s (7.2 km/h) |
| Hands | Official sources do not specify hand type. RoboZaps reports parallel-jaw grippers. Secondary sources also mention force/torque sensors at wrists and tactile fingertip sensors. | Modular end-effectors: 12-DoF five-finger hand or 1-DoF parallel gripper. |
| Announced | 2024-08 | 2025-09-18 |
Capability evidence, side by side
score per dimension, 0-100Manipulation
Autonomy
Mobility
Perception
Human interaction
Reliability
Human-environment fit
Astribot S1
HMND 01
Arena matchup result
overall human like capabilityResult
HMND 01
Low
Astribot S1 wins
0%
of validated votes
HMND 01 wins
100%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately
Current evidence comparison for Astribot S1 and HMND 01.
Astribot S1
Astribot (Stardust Intelligence)
Astribot S1 is a China-built wheeled humanoid upper-body robot with official specs of 170 cm, 80 kg, 5 kg per-arm payload, end-effector speed >=10 m/s, acceleration about 100 m/s^2, repeatability +/-0.1 mm, and 4-6 hours runtime. It uses cable-driven arms and is sold B2B by quote, with no public price. BigGo Finance reports a 15 billion yuan valuation, 10,000-unit S and T production capacity, and customers including Golden Horse, ThunderSoft, JD.com, and Robot MART stores across six Chinese cities. Secondary reviews describe cooking, food prep, cleaning, calligraphy, and other demos, and report Astribot Suite task success rates of 80-100 percent. Autonomy is claimed but not independently audited, S1 has no bipedal walking speed, and no S1-specific deployment output metrics are published
HMND 01
Humanoid
HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled is Humanoid's tall 220 cm, 300 kg wheeled humanoid with 29 active DoF, 15 kg bimanual payload, 4 h average runtime and 2 m/s wheeled speed. It uses a 12-DoF hand or 1-DoF gripper and 360-degree RGB plus depth sensors. Evidence includes a Ford POC with company-reported 97% autonomous pick-and-place reliability and 83 picks/hour, a Schaeffler CES bin picking demo described as fully autonomous, and early access partnerships with Schaeffler, Siemens and SAP/Martur Fompak. Bosch is the contract manufacturing partner. No public price exists, and most deployments are POCs or early access rather than full commercial operations
Astribot S1 vs HMND 01 FAQ
answers from sourced dataWhich is better, Astribot S1 or HMND 01?
On public evidence, HMND 01 currently rates higher (1,299 vs 1,189). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.
Which is taller, Astribot S1 or HMND 01?
Astribot S1 is 170 cm (5 ft 7 in); HMND 01 is 220 cm (7 ft 3 in).
Can you buy the Astribot S1 or the HMND 01?
Astribot S1: contact sales. HMND 01: contact sales.