JAKA K1 Context

Market context

JAKA K-1 is JAKA Robotics' upper-body humanoid platform for precision manipulation and human-robot collaboration.

Target environment: Electronics assembly lines, precision manufacturing cells, assistive work areas and structured service environments.
Workflow context: Dual-arm manipulation, force-controlled handling, vision-guided tasks, tactile interaction and collaborative operation.
Customer context: Manufacturers, automation integrators, research teams and service-robotics partners evaluating humanoid manipulation hardware.
Deployment model: Prototype platform extending JAKA's collaborative-robot base into humanoid robotics.
Commercial maturity: Prototype-stage humanoid product with public positioning but limited deployment evidence.
Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on manipulation reliability, safety certification, tooling, integration with existing cells and cost versus cobots.
Market position: Industrial cobot supplier moving into upper-body humanoids instead of starting from consumer or research robotics alone.
Adjacent products: Kinisi 01, Yuanzheng A2, Dual UR cobot cells, Apollo

Developers

Dual-arm manipulation, force-controlled handling, vision-guided tasks, tactile interaction and collaborative operation.

Electronics assembly lines, precision manufacturing cells, assistive work areas and structured service environments.

Height: 180
Weight: 40
Total Joints: 29 movable joints
Arm Dof: 14 per arm
Configuration: humanoid upper body without legs, focus on bi-manual dexterity and manipulation
Force Control: six-dimensional force control system, senses pressure from multiple directions (forward, up, down, rotational), real-time reaction to avoid excessive force
robotics sensors: depth cameras for 3D vision and spatial awareness, touch sensors for pressure detection on manipulators, force sensors for six-dimensional control
Actuators: high-performance actuators provide smooth, precise, responsive movements across 29 joints, support delicate manipulation and force control
Compute: onboard AI processors run advanced algorithms for sensor fusion, force control, real-time decision-making
Software: AI-driven control and force feedback algorithms, machine learning for environment adaptation, real-time sensor integration and motion planning (closed source)
Safety: force feedback ensures safe handling of sensitive or hazardous materials, safe human-robot collaboration
Tasks: intricate manipulation with high dexterity and precision, electronics manufacturing (precise assembly of small components), healthcare and surgery (assistance in delicate surgical procedures), industrial…