Facts

• Company: Asimov
• Product type: Humanoid Robot
• Status: presale
• Capability focus: Generalist
• Website: https://menlo.ai/products/asimov

Profile sections

• Summary
• Overview
• Market context
• Audience
• Workflow
• Capability
• Deployment environment
• Positioning tags
• Specifications
• Tags
• Articles
• Timeline / Research
• Operations Claims / Customers and deployments
• Comparable Systems
• Sources

Summary

Asimov v1 is an open-source reference humanoid robot for builders, engineers and researchers. The project provides hardware, software, manual and build resources for teams that want to assemble, train and customize a full-body robot platform.

Overview

Asimov v1 is an open-source reference humanoid robot for builders, engineers and researchers. The project provides hardware, software, manual and build resources for teams that want to assemble, train and customize a full-body robot platform.

Market context

Asimov v1 is an open-source humanoid platform for embodied-AI experimentation, mechanical design, simulation and self-sourced builds.

• Target environment: Robotics labs, maker environments, education programs and embodied-AI research teams.
• Workflow context: Humanoid prototyping, simulation, open hardware experimentation, robot learning and platform iteration.
• Customer context: Researchers, developers, educators and builders seeking an open humanoid starting point.
• Deployment model: Open-source platform model with DIY kit or self-sourced build paths.
• Commercial maturity: Research and developer product surface.
• Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on build skill, documentation, parts availability, community support and safety.
• Market position: Open humanoid platform built around accessible mechanics, simulation and repairability.
• Adjacent products: LeRobot, WhalesBot Humanoid Research Kit, Unitree G1 developer use

Audience

Developers

Workflow

Humanoid prototyping, simulation, open hardware experimentation, robot learning and platform iteration.

Capability

generalist

Deployment environment

Robotics labs, maker environments, education programs and embodied-AI research teams.

Positioning tags

• Audience: Developers
• Workflow: Humanoid prototyping, simulation, open hardware experimentation, robot learning and platform iteration.
• Capability: generalist
• Deployment environment: Robotics labs, maker environments, education programs and embodied-AI research teams.

Specifications

• Height Cm: 120 cm cm
• Dof: 25 actuated DoF plus 2 passive toe joints
• Actuation: 25 actuated degrees of freedom
• Materials: CNC-machined 7075 aluminum and MJF PA12 nylon
• Compute Model: Raspberry Pi 5 and Radxa CM5
• Sensors Summary: Monocular camera, microphones, IMUs, and joint state feedback
• Software Stack: Mechanical CAD, electrical CAD, simulation model, and onboard software released as open source
• Developer Support: Mechanical CAD, electrical CAD, MuJoCo simulation model, and onboard software
• Weight Kg: 35 kg

Tags

• Peer Group: Humanoid research platform
• Capability: Force control
• Deployment Environment: Research lab
• Stack Layer: Finished robot platform
• Commercial Stage: Developer platform, Research platform

Articles

• 2026-04-27 - Article - Open hardware is reaching humanoids

Timeline / Research

• 2026-04-27 - Research Publication - Asimov open-sources v1 humanoid robot hardware and software - Asimov released v1 as an open-source humanoid robot containing mechanical CAD, electrical CAD, simulation model, and onbo…
• 2026-04-27 - Product Launch - Asimov open-sources Asimov v1 humanoid robot platform with full mechanical design and BOM - Asimov announced Asimov v1, a 1.2 m, 35 kg humanoid robot with 25 actuated degrees of freedom.
• 2026-03-31 - Product Launch - Asimov open-sources Asimov v1 full-body humanoid build manual - Asimov’s GitHub organization lists Asimov v1 as a full-body humanoid build manual open-sourced on March 31, 2026.
• 2026-03-04 - Product Launch - Asimov opens pre-orders for DIY humanoid robot kit - Asimov launched pre-orders for its DIY humanoid robot kit, allowing builders to assemble a full 1.20 m, 35 kg, 25+2 DoF robot themselves.

Operations Claims / Customers and deployments

• Kit Availability - $499 deposit / $15,000 target price - 2026-04-27 - developer DIY humanoid kit - Asimov v1 is available for reservation as an unassembled DIY humanoid kit with a $499 deposit, a $15,000 target price an…

Comparable Systems

• TORO (TOrque-controlled humanoid RObot) - DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics - Anthropomorphic Biped