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Galbot G1 vs Honda ASIMO
Galbot G1 has the stronger public evidence base, with an Arena rating 165 points above Honda ASIMO. Galbot G1 is 43 cm taller.
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| Galbot G1 | Honda ASIMO | |
|---|---|---|
| Company | Galbot | Honda |
| Country | China | Japan |
| Status | Commercial deployment | Superseded |
| Price | No public price | Not for sale |
| How to get one | Contact sales | Not for sale |
| Arena rating | ||
| Evidence | B- | C- |
| Height | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | 130 cm (4 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 92.5 kg (204 lb) | 54 kg (119 lb) |
| Payload | 10 kg (22 lb) | 1 kg (2 lb) |
| Runtime | 8 h | 1 h |
| Degrees of freedom | 21 DoF | 57 DoF |
| Hand DoF | n/a | 13 DoF |
| Top speed | 1.5 m/s (5.4 km/h) | 0.75 m/s (2.7 km/h) |
| Hands | End effectors swappable between dexterous hands, suction cups and grippers. RoboZaps describes actual left arm as suction-cup module and right arm as adaptive parallel gripper in some deployments. | ASIMO has articulated hands that can offer handshakes, respond to gestures, and serve drinks. The 2004 model had 2 DoF per hand; total hand DoF for the 2011 version is not explicitly broken out in the reviewed sources. |
| Announced | n/a | n/a |
Capability evidence, side by side
score per dimension, 0-100Manipulation
Autonomy
Mobility
Perception
Human interaction
Reliability
Human-environment fit
Galbot G1
Honda ASIMO
Arena matchup result
overall human like capabilityResult
Honda ASIMO
Low
Galbot G1 wins
0%
of validated votes
Honda ASIMO wins
100%
of validated votes
Insufficient
0%
tracked separately
Current evidence comparison for Galbot G1 and Honda ASIMO.
Galbot G1
Galbot
Galbot G1 is a 173 cm, 92.5 kg wheeled humanoid mobile manipulator from China with official specs: 5 kg per arm / 10 kg total payload, 8-hour lab runtime, 48 V 30 Ah battery, 1.5 m/s wheeled speed, 21 DoF excluding end effector, NVIDIA AGX Orin 64GB 275 TOPS, and IP54. Galbot claims full autonomy and scaled commercial deployment across retail, warehousing, healthcare, and industry. The strongest named deployment is a Beijing pharmacy that received a medicinal-distribution permit, making G1 the first certified robot pharmacy assistant; Galbot also reports 170+ Space Cabin kiosks and 24/7 warehouse operations. However, industrial partner names are orders not confirmed deployments, no official price or consumer channel exists, and on-the-ground reports show limited autonomy breadth with chip-bag grasp failures. G1 is wheeled, not legged, and no independent benchmark or intervention log is available
Honda ASIMO
Honda
Honda ASIMO is a retired bipedal research humanoid, first unveiled in 2000 and final active in 2022. The 2011 final version is reported as 130 cm tall, with 57 DoF, walking at 2.7 km/h and running at 9 km/h, powered by a 51.8V lithium-ion battery. Weight is conflicting at 54 kg or 48 kg. ASIMO demonstrated walking, running, hopping, stair climbing, push recovery, face/voice recognition, and serving drinks, but all evidence is from secondary sources or video titles; no official Honda spec sheet, independent benchmark, or commercial deployment is available. It was never sold, only leased to museums and events, and is not currently purchasable
Galbot G1 vs Honda ASIMO FAQ
answers from sourced dataWhich is better, Galbot G1 or Honda ASIMO?
On public evidence, Galbot G1 currently rates higher (1,285 vs 1,120). The better choice still depends on the job: compare availability, price and the capability rows above.
Which is taller, Galbot G1 or Honda ASIMO?
Galbot G1 is 173 cm (5 ft 8 in); Honda ASIMO is 130 cm (4 ft 3 in).
Can you buy the Galbot G1 or the Honda ASIMO?
Galbot G1: contact sales. Honda ASIMO: not for sale.