Menlo Asimov 1 vs Poppy Humanoid
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Asimov 1 is 36 cm taller (120 vs 84 cm) and 31.5 kg heavier (35 vs 3.5 kg) than Poppy Humanoid. Both list the same degrees of freedom (25). Openness score: Asimov 1 70, Poppy Humanoid 90 (of 100); only Poppy Humanoid publishes BOM. Availability for both: kit.
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Side by side
■ rows differ| Field | Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1 | Poppy Project (Inria Flowers)Poppy Humanoid | Δ first − second |
|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Menlo Research (Asimov) | Poppy Project (Inria Flowers) | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status (differs) | Active | Orphaned | |
| Availability | Kit | Kit | |
| Country (differs) | Singapore | France | |
| Year | 2026 | —unsourced | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 120cm | 84cm | +36 cm (+43%) |
| Mass (differs) | 35kg | 3.5kg | +31.5 kg (+900%) |
| Degrees of freedom | 25 | 25 | = |
| Payload | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Price | 20,000USD | —unsourced | |
| Actuators (differs) | CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes | Dynamixel: 19 MX-28AT, 4 MX-64AT, 2 AX-12A | |
| Compute (differs) | Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control) | Raspberry Pi (current kit version) | |
| Sensors | 2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states | —unsourced | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 70/ 100 | 90/ 100 | −20 |
| CAD (25) | public | public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | not public | 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 (differs) | 3 | 6 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-25 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Asimov 1, Poppy Humanoid.
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