Engineered Ameca vs Menlo Asimov 1
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Ameca is 67 cm taller (187 vs 120 cm) and 27 kg heavier (62 vs 35 kg) than Asimov 1. Ameca has 36 more degrees of freedom (61 vs 25) than Asimov 1. Openness score: Ameca 0, Asimov 1 70 (of 100); only Asimov 1 publishes CAD, SIM, FW and SW. Availability: Ameca buy, Asimov 1 kit.
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■ rows differ| Field | Engineered ArtsEngineered Ameca | Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Engineered Arts | Menlo Research (Asimov) | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Buy | Kit | |
| Country (differs) | United Kingdom | Singapore | |
| Year (differs) | 2021 | 2026 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 187cm | 120cm | +67 cm (+56%) |
| Mass (differs) | 62kg | 35kg | +27 kg (+77%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 61 | 25 | +36 (+144%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | —unsourced | 20,000USD | |
| Actuators (differs) | Electric; 27 DOF head/face, 34 DOF upper body | CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes | |
| Compute (differs) | Embedded robot PC; Tritium robotOS (Linux/Yocto) | Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control) | |
| Sensors (differs) | 2x 8MP eye cameras, binaural mics, 4-ch chest mic, LiDAR safety sensors | 2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 0/ 100 | 70/ 100 | −70 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | not public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L0 | L1 | |
| Sources (differs) | 2 | 3 | |
| Last checked | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Ameca, Asimov 1.
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