Menlo Asimov 1 vs Pollen Reachy 2
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Asimov 1 is 46 cm shorter (120 vs 166 cm) and 15 kg lighter (35 vs 50 kg) than Reachy 2. Asimov 1 has 7 more degrees of freedom (25 vs 18) than Reachy 2. Listed prices: Asimov 1 $20,000, Reachy 2 $70,000. Openness score: Asimov 1 70, Reachy 2 45 (of 100); only Asimov 1 publishes CAD. Availability: Asimov 1 kit, Reachy 2 buy.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1 | Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face)Pollen Reachy 2 | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Menlo Research (Asimov) | Pollen Robotics (Hugging Face) | |
| Class (differs) | Humanoid | Wheeled humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Kit | Buy | |
| Country (differs) | Singapore | France | |
| Year (differs) | 2026 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 120cm | 166cm | −46 cm (-28%) |
| Mass (differs) | 35kg | 50kg | −15 kg (-30%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 25 | 18 | +7 (+39%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 3kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 0.83m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 840Wh | |
| Price (differs) | 20,000USD | 70,000USD | −50,000 USD (-71%) |
| Actuators (differs) | CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes | Orbita parallel joints (neck, wrists) | |
| Compute (differs) | Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control) | SolidRun BedRock V3000 industrial PC | |
| Sensors (differs) | 2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states | 2x IMX296 RGB, Orbbec Gemini 336 RGB-D, ToF, RPLIDAR S2, IMU, microphones | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 70/ 100 | 45/ 100 | +25 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) | not public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) | public | public | |
| Firmware (15) | public | public | |
| Software (10) | public | public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level | L1 | L1 | |
| Sources | 3 | 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: Asimov 1, Reachy 2.
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