Hyperspawn Dropbear vs Sanctuary Phoenix
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Dropbear is 10 cm taller (180 vs 170 cm) and 25 kg lighter (45 vs 70 kg) than Phoenix. Dropbear has 20 kg less rated payload (5 vs 25 kg) than Phoenix. Dropbear lists at $9,999; Phoenix is not for sale. Openness score: Dropbear 100, Phoenix 0 (of 100); only Dropbear publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Dropbear preorder, Phoenix not for sale.
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■ rows differ| Field | Hyperspawn RoboticsHyperspawn Dropbear | Sanctuary AISanctuary Phoenix | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Hyperspawn Robotics | Sanctuary AI | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Research | |
| Availability (differs) | Preorder | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | India | Canada | |
| Year | 2023 | 2023 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 180cm | 170cm | +10 cm (+6%) |
| Mass (differs) | 45kg | 70kg | −25 kg (-36%) |
| Degrees of freedom | 32 | —unsourced | |
| Payload (differs) | 5kg | 25kg | −20 kg (-80%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 1.3m/s | |
| Runtime | 120min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | 960Wh | —unsourced | |
| Price (differs) | 9,999USD | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | MyActuator RMD-X10, RMD-X8, RMD-X6 and CEM-60 over 1 Mbit/s CAN (18 per the 2026 BOM; myactuator-can lists 12 RMD-X8 Pro, 4 RMD-X10 V3, 6 CEM-60); 6 NEMA 17 lead-screw steppers in the Stewart-platform neck. hyperspawn.ai: servo + QDD. | Hydraulic hands (20 DOF total across both hands) | |
| Compute (differs) | NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB (BOM; Orin NX 16GB alternative) plus one ESP32-DevKitC-V4 CAN node per limb. Kit: Raspberry Pi 5 base, Jetson Orin advanced. | Carbon AI control system | |
| Sensors (differs) | Intel RealSense D455f depth camera, IMU (center-IMU controller role), foot load cells (4x HX711 per foot, dropbear-feet), actuator encoders; five AS5600 magnetic angle sensors per leg controller (observation-safe firmware) | Haptic sensing in hands | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +100 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 16 | 2 | |
| 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: Dropbear, Phoenix.
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