MenloAI Asimov 1 is a compact biped humanoid robot made by MenloAI (Singapore), announced 7 May 2026. It can be pre-ordered at $20,000 on menlo.ai as of 21 Oct 2026; a pre-order is not a delivery. It has been demonstrated (independent media, interestingengineering.com, 18 May 2026); no pilot or delivery is documented. The 5 specification values below are published figures and have not been independently measured.
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Asimov 1 standing, front three-quarter view. Vendor render.
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Status: from claim to delivery
Claimed
Demonstrated
Piloting
Shipped
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MenloAI Asimov 1 status evidence by date with source
Date
Level
Evidence
Source / checked
18 May 2026
Demonstrated
“allowing the robot to walk forwards, backwards, and recover from external pushes directly on hardware without additional tuning or calibration”Independent media
Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.
Height next to similar robots, cm · published figures
SDK and simulation files
Public software the maker publishes for MenloAI Asimov 1: an SDK to program the robot and description files that load it into simulators. Licence and level next to the other humanoids that publish files: open-source humanoid robots (simulation model published; licence CERN-OHL-S 2.0).
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Maker
Company
MenloAI
Country
Singapore
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MenloAI Asimov 1 is the only MenloAI humanoid in the database as of this build.
Sources and checks
7 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.
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Official page · Price channel checked · Status evidence · Specs: payload
