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IHMC Alex

IHMC Alex is a full-size biped humanoid robot made by IHMC (United States), announced 5 Dec 2025. It is sold by quote: no list price was published on the vendor channels checked on 21 Oct 2026. It has been demonstrated (vendor page, youtube.com, 29 May 2026); no pilot or delivery is documented. The 6 specification values below are published figures and have not been independently measured.

Enterprise quoteDemonstratedMaker IHMC
Price
Enterprise quote

Checked on robots.ihmc.us

21 Oct 2026Sales inquiry
Prices

Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details

IHMC Alex humanoid robot standing, front three-quarter view, vendor product photo

Alex standing, front three-quarter view.

Photo © IHMC, product pagechecked 21 Oct 2026

Height
1.79 m

Alex

21 Oct 2026
Weight
85 kg

Alex

21 Oct 2026
Degrees of freedom
29

Alex

21 Oct 2026
Announced
5 Dec 2025
21 Oct 2026
Video

IHMC Alex on the vendor's channel

IHMC Alex Taking a Stroll

Video © IHMC Robotics, vendor channel, published 29 May 2026checked 21 Oct 2026

Opens from YouTube when played; watch on YouTube.

Status: from claim to delivery

  1. Claimed
  2. Demonstrated
  3. Piloting
  4. Shipped

Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.

IHMC Alex status evidence by date with source
DateLevelEvidenceSource / checked
29 May 2026Demonstrated“Alex, the newest humanoid robot built entirely by @IHMCRobotics, takes its first steps outdoors!”Vendor page
21 Oct 2026
10 Sep 2026Demonstrated“An armored humanoid robot named Alex took part in a US Army evaluation of technologies that could reduce soldiers’ exposure to dangerous work.”Independent media
21 Oct 2026
21 Oct 2026Claimed“Alex represents over 20 years of IHMC’s R&D in humanoid robots; designed for both working in the real world and enabling cutting edge research.”Vendor page
21 Oct 2026

Maker

Company

IHMC

Country
United States
Humanoids here
1 model
Other IHMC humanoids

IHMC Alex is the only IHMC humanoid in the database as of this build.

Specifications

IHMC Alex specifications by configuration with source and check date
SpecValueSource / checked
Height1.79 mAlex
21 Oct 2026
Weight85 kgAlex
21 Oct 2026
Degrees of freedom29Alex
21 Oct 2026
Payload15 kgAlex
21 Oct 2026
Walking speed1.5 m/sAlex
21 Oct 2026
Battery runtime2 hAlex
21 Oct 2026

Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.

Height next to similar robots, cm · published figures
050100150200Digit Xialan S02169IHMC Alex179Unitree H1180Agility Digit 5181AIDOL186

Price and where to buy

IHMC Alex price by channel and configuration with source and check date
ChannelConfigurationPriceStatusSource / checked
Sales inquiry—Quotesold by quoteEnterprise quote
21 Oct 2026

Links go to the maker's own store or product page only.

Prices

Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details

Compare with similar robots

IHMC Alex compared with similar humanoid robots
ModelHeight, cmWeight, kgDoFPriceAvailabilityEvidencePrice source / checked
IHMC Alexthis page1798529Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteDemonstrated
21 Oct 2026
Unitree H118047 / 7027Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteDemonstrated
29 Oct 2026
Agility Digit 5181129—Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteClaimed
20 Oct 2026
AIDOL18695 / 4067 / 25Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteDemonstrated
21 Oct 2026
Digit Xialan S021696940Quoteno list priceEnterprise quoteDemonstrated
21 Oct 2026

Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.

Sources and checks

6 sources back the facts on this card. Each was opened on the date shown. Elsewhere on the card a fact checked on 29 Oct 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full.

Sources used on the IHMC Alex card
Used forSource / checked
Official page · Price · Price channel checked · Status evidence · Specs: height, weight, payload, walking speed, battery runtime
21 Oct 2026/alex-humanoid
Announcement
21 Oct 2026/watch?v=d7zNFP0OfGE
Price channel checked
21 Oct 2026/products-and-services
Price channel checked · Specs: degrees of freedom
21 Oct 2026/humanoid-design
Status evidence
21 Oct 2026/watch?v=1o8TE5FjsD0
Status evidence
21 Oct 2026/article/news-us-army-alex-armored-humanoid-robot/

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