Duke Humanoid v1 vs Menlo Asimov 1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Duke Humanoid v1 has 15 fewer degrees of freedom (10 vs 25) than Asimov 1. Asimov 1 lists at $20,000; Duke Humanoid v1 is not for sale. Openness score: Duke Humanoid v1 85, Asimov 1 70 (of 100); only Duke Humanoid v1 publishes BOM and POL; only Asimov 1 publishes FW. Availability: Duke Humanoid v1 research only, Asimov 1 kit.
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■ rows differ| Field | Duke University General Robotics LabDuke Humanoid v1 | Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1 | Δ first − second |
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Duke University General Robotics Lab | Menlo Research (Asimov) | |
| Class (differs) | Biped | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Research | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Research only | Kit | |
| Country (differs) | United States | Singapore | |
| Year (differs) | 2024 | 2026 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height | —unsourced | 120cm | |
| Mass | —unsourced | 35kg | |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 10 | 25 | −15 (-60%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | Not for sale | 20,000USD | |
| Actuators | —unsourced | CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes | |
| Compute | —unsourced | Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control) | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | 2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 85/ 100 | 70/ 100 | +15 |
| CAD (25) | public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level | L1 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 4 | 3 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Duke Humanoid v1, Asimov 1.
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