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Dexmate Vega

Dexmate Vega 1 Pro is a wheeled humanoid research/developer platform from Dexmate in Santa Clara.

PurchasableAnnounced 2025-03-04Arena rating 976
$89,999
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Price and where to buy
Dexmate Vega, full body
Studio render based on public photos
Height
220cm7′3″Source
Weight
135kg298 lbSource
Payload
5kg11 lbSource
Runtime
20h1200 minSource
Degrees of freedom
24DoFSource
Top speed
Not disclosed
5 real photos

Dexmate Vega photos

credited to the maker or photographer
Dexmate Vega wheeled humanoid robot with arms raised on a white background
Dexmate Vega wheeled humanoid robot with arms raised on a white backgroundImage: © Dexmate · official website
Dexmate Vega humanoid robot reaching for a grey storage bin on a workbench alongside an engineer.
Dexmate Vega humanoid robot reaching for a grey storage bin on a workbench alongside an engineer.Image: © Dexmate · official website
Dexmate Vega humanoid robot retrieving a box from a shelf in a warehouse
Dexmate Vega humanoid robot retrieving a box from a shelf in a warehouseImage: © Dexmate · official website
Render of the Dexmate Vega humanoid robot reaching its arm forward against a gray background.
Render of the Dexmate Vega humanoid robot reaching its arm forward against a gray background.Image: © Dexmate · official website

Dexmate Vega videos

official and independent footage
Meet Vega, General Purpose Mobile Robot Created by DexmateIndependent · Bots & Drones: Robots, Drones, Autonomous Systems · 1y ago · YouTube
DEXMATE VEGA ROBOTIndependent · JobToRob · 1y ago · YouTube
【アメリカ】Dexmate【Vega】Independent · 世界のロボット企業ch · 3mo ago · YouTube

How big is Dexmate Vega?

Dexmate Vega stands 220 cm (7 ft 3 in) and weighs 135 kg (298 lb), 45 cm taller than a 175 cm adult.

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Dexmate Vega specs

official and sourced figures
Height220 cm (7 ft 3 in)source
Weight135 kg (298 lb)source
Payload5 kg (11 lb)source
Runtime20 hsource
Degrees of freedom24 DoFsource
Hand DoFNot disclosed
Top speedNot disclosed
HandsNo standard hand is listed. End effectors are ordered separately and include DexGripper S or DexGripper D, user-provided tools, and common third-party end effectors. Research summaries mention Dexmate Vega with Sharpa Wave hands, but this is not a standard configuration.
SensorsStereo RGB camera on a 3-DoF head, Front LiDAR, Rear LiDAR, Four RGB cameras on the base
ComputeOfficial page lists NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor. Mike Kalil reported NVIDIA AGX Orin; the official page is used and the conflict is kept.

Price and availability

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$89,999
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What the Dexmate Vega can do

evidence by capability dimension
Manipulation
Tier 1 · spec

Dexmate discloses two 7-DoF arms with 5 kg payload each, wide end-effector compatibility, and optional force/torque. The official page also summarizes external research claiming dexterous results on Vega, such as DexTacWAM raising success on six contact-rich tasks to 70.6 vs 38.0. No observable demo video content is available from the cited video titles.

Autonomy
Tier 0

Vega 1 Pro ships as hardware with Python, C++, and Rust APIs and an SDK. Dexmate explicitly says it does not come with AI and the task behavior is yours to build or teach. No autonomous task execution evidence was found.

Mobility
Tier 1 · spec

Official page describes an omni-directional base that slides any direction, a 3-DoF torso, 3-DoF head, and 4-DoF base. No speed, fall-recovery, or observed whole-body control demonstration was available.

Perception
Tier 1 · spec

Vega includes a stereo RGB head camera, front and rear LiDAR, and four base RGB cameras. No perception algorithm or scene understanding model is included out of the box.

Human interaction
Tier 0

No human interaction capabilities beyond teleoperation interfaces (VR or exoskeleton) were found. Vega is not marketed as an interactive assistant.

Reliability
Tier 1 · spec

Dexmate claims 20 hours of operation per charge. Media reported 10+ hours with payload and up to 30 hours without payload. No reliability data, mean time before failure, or long-duration deployment logs were published.

Human-environment fit
Tier 1 · spec

Dexmate says the wheeled base cannot fall, the robot can fold to fit through a standard doorway, and it reaches up to 2.2 m. Weight is 135 kg. No full-robot safety certification was found.

What is proven

source-backed highlights
  • Official product page detailed specs: 2 x 7-DoF arms, 3-DoF torso, 3-DoF head, 4-DoF base, 135 kg, 20-hour runtime, stereoscopic RGB + LiDAR + 4 cameras.
  • Explicit production and research platform availability.
  • Company-published research summaries cite quantitative dexterity results on Vega (e.g., DexTacWAM 70.6 vs 38.0).

Caveats

read before you trust a demo
  • Vega 1 Pro does not include AI; it ships as a hardware platform with APIs and teleoperation tools. No autonomous task execution...
  • No autonomous task execution; no AI included.
  • No YouTube transcript or observed behavior from video titles.
  • No walking/mobility speed, battery capacity, hand DoF, or independent benchmark.

About the Dexmate Vega

summary from sourced evidence

Dexmate Vega 1 Pro is a wheeled humanoid research/developer platform from Dexmate in Santa Clara. It has two 7-DoF arms rated at 5 kg each, a 3-DoF torso reaching to 2.2 m, a 3-DoF head, a 4-DoF omni-directional base (24 total DoF), a stereo RGB head camera, front/rear LiDAR, four base RGB cameras, and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor. Dexmate claims 20 hours of runtime and lists the robot as in production and sold to researchers/developers. A media report prices it at $89,999 with a $999 deposit and cites a lead time of about three months. Vega does not include AI; task behavior is built or taught by the customer using Python/C++/Rust APIs and teleoperation tools. No autonomous task execution or observable demo content was found beyond YouTube video titles. Several research labs are named as having used Vega, but no commercial deployment metrics exist

Evidence log

tiered public claims
T1
Dexmate reports 20 hours of operation per charge.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Dexmate lists two 7-DoF arms, each carrying 10+ lbs (5 kg) in any pose.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Dexmate lists Vega 1 Pro at 298 lbs (135 kg).
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
A 3-DoF torso lifts the arms up to 7 ft 2 in (2.2 m) high; the robot can fold down to fit through a standard doorway.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Folded dimensions are 26 × 23 × 26 in (0.66 × 0.56 × 0.66 m).
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Official page lists 24 total DoF: 14 arms (7 each), 3 torso, 3 head, 4 base (2 steering, 2 drive).
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Vega includes a stereo RGB camera on a 3-DoF head, front and rear LiDAR, and four RGB cameras on the base.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Dexmate lists NVIDIA Jetson AGX Thor onboard compute.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Vega 1 Pro is in production now, sold as a robot platform for developers and researchers.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Vega ships as hardware with Python, C++, and Rust APIs and the SDK; task behavior is built or taught by the customer.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
Dexmate names UC Berkeley, Stanford, Carnegie Mellon, NVIDIA, Google DeepMind, Toyota Research Institute and others as having published work built on Vega.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T3
A video world model learns to predict touch on Dexmate's Vega, raising success on six contact-rich dexterous tasks to 70.6 against 38.0 for the strongest baseline.
official product page · 2026-10-29 · source
T1
The robot is priced at $89,999 with a $999 nonrefundable deposit and about three months lead time.
reputable media · 2025-03-07 · source
T1
Dexmate says its team developed the wheeled humanoid robot in under six months.
reputable media · 2025-03-07 · source
T1
Mike Kalil reports each arm can handle a payload of 7 kg (15 lbs).
reputable media · 2025-03-07 · source
T1
Mike Kalil reports the robot's high-capacity battery offers more than 10 hours of operation per charge and up to 30 hours without payload.
reputable media · 2025-03-07 · source
T1
Mike Kalil reports Vega has 36 degrees of freedom, including 3 DoF in head and 13 in arms.
reputable media · 2025-03-07 · source
T1
Mike Kalil reports Vega is powered by Nvidia AGX Orin edge computing.
reputable media · 2025-03-07 · source
T1
A directory lists a 'Meet Vega, a general-purpose robot' video dated Mar 6, 2025.
directory · 2025-03-06 · source
T0
A YouTube video titled 'DEXMATE VEGA ROBOT' exists but no transcript is available.
demo video · 2025-10-29 · source
T0
A Dexmate YouTube video titled 'Meet Vega, a general-purpose robot' exists but no transcript is available.
official video · 2025-10-29 · source
T0
A YouTube video titled 'Meet Vega, General Purpose Mobile Robot Created by Dexmate' exists but no transcript is available.
demo video · 2025-10-29 · source
T0
A YouTube video titled 'Vega Humanoid Robot, Multi Purpose Robot' exists but no transcript is available.
demo video · 2025-10-29 · source
T0
A YouTube video titled '【アメリカ】Dexmate【Vega】' exists but no transcript is available.
demo video · 2026-07-29 · source
T0
No walking speed, battery capacity, hand DoF, autonomous task execution demonstrations, independent benchmarks, or named customer deployment metrics were found.
missing evidence · 2026-10-29

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Dexmate Vega FAQ

answers from sourced data

How much does the Dexmate Vega cost?

$89,999. That is the published list price. Configurations, shipping and import duties change the final cost.

Can you buy the Dexmate Vega?

Yes. The Dexmate Vega is sold today through the official store and resellers.

How tall is the Dexmate Vega?

The Dexmate Vega is 220 cm (7 ft 3 in) tall according to Dexmate's published specs.

How much does the Dexmate Vega weigh?

It weighs 135 kg (298 lb) according to official specs.

How long does the Dexmate Vega battery last?

Dexmate lists a runtime of about 20 h per charge. This is a company figure, not an independent test.

Who makes the Dexmate Vega?

The Dexmate Vega is made by Dexmate, based in United States.

Sources

8 references
  1. Vega 1 Pro Wheeled Humanoid Robot | Dexmate · Dexmate
  2. Dexmate Opens Preorders for Vega Mobile Humanoid Robot · Mike Kalil
  3. Vega, general-purpose mobile robot, Dexmate Inc., Santa Clara, California, USA · Portal of Robotics and Artificial Intelligence
  4. DEXMATE VEGA ROBOT · YouTube JobToRob
  5. Meet Vega, a general-purpose robot · YouTube Dexmate
  6. Meet Vega, General Purpose Mobile Robot Created by Dexmate · YouTube Bots & Drones: Robots, Drones, Autonomous Systems
  7. Vega Humanoid Robot, Multi Purpose Robot · YouTube Humanoid Robots Guide To The Galaxy
  8. 【アメリカ】Dexmate【Vega】 · YouTube 世界のロボット企業ch