Boardwalk Robotics · Humanoid · 2024
A commercial humanoid upper-torso robot from Boardwalk Robotics (spun out of Florida's IHMC, of DARPA Robotics Challenge fame), announced August 2024. Alex deliberately omits legs — mounted on a stable base, it can't fall or face-plant, letting it work safely close to people and move its arms far faster than a balancing biped. It has 19 DOF and a 10 kg payload, driven entirely by custom in-house actuators: low-gear-ratio backdriveable joints with bespoke cycloidal transmissions (~96% efficient, up to 9 rad/s) that achieve open-loop torque control without expensive torque sensors. Vision and force sensing support high-speed manipulation for logistics, food processing and aviation, and it's sold for both commercial pilots and research.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Humanoid Upper-Torso (fixed base) |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2024 |
| Origin | USA |
| Degrees of freedom | 19 |
| Payload | 10 kg |
| Camera | Vision system |
| Actuator type | Custom backdriveable actuators, cycloidal transmissions (~96% eff., up to 9 rad/s) |
| Use cases | Manufacturing, Logistics / package sorting, Maintenance, Food processing, Aviation |
| Made in | USA |
