LimX Dynamics · Humanoid · 2024
The CL-1 is the flagship bipedal humanoid from LimX Dynamics, a Shenzhen embodied-AI robotics startup founded in 2022 and backed by $30M+ in funding. Launched in December 2023, the CL-1 became known as one of the few humanoids capable of dynamic stair-climbing using real-time terrain perception, thanks to a closed-loop system that fuses perception, gait planning, locomotion control and hardware data to adjust its motion proactively. Standing roughly 1.6 m on a 20+ DOF skeleton, it can walk over stairs, slopes and mixed indoor/outdoor terrain, recover from disturbances, and — in later demos — squat, lift and carry heavy loads up to ~80 cm placement height. Originally a pure bipedal research platform without functional hands, the CL-1 targets smart manufacturing, logistics, inspection and R&D, and is the foundation for LimX's newer, hand-equipped Oli / CL-3 generation. It remains a development/research platform (prototype pricing around US$40,000).
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Bipedal Humanoid |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2024 |
| Origin | China |
| Degrees of freedom | 20 |
| Max speed | 1.1 m/s |
| AI model | Closed-loop real-time perception + gait planning |
| Actuator type | Direct-drive / QDD joints |
| Use cases | Research, Logistics, Industrial inspection, Smart manufacturing |
| Made in | China |
