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Duke Humanoid v1 vs Asimov 1

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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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FieldDuke University General Robotics LabDuke Humanoid v1Menlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Duke University General Robotics LabMenlo Research (Asimov)
Class (differs)BipedHumanoid
Status (differs)ResearchActive
Availability (differs)Research onlyKit
Country (differs)United StatesSingapore
Year (differs)20242026
Specifications
Height—unsourced120cm
Mass—unsourced35kg
Degrees of freedom (differs)1025−15 (-60%)
Payload—unsourced—unsourced
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime—unsourced—unsourced
Battery capacity—unsourced—unsourced
Price (differs)Not for sale20,000USD
Actuators—unsourcedCAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toes
Compute—unsourcedRaspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control)
Sensors—unsourced2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint states
Openness and provenance
Openness bar8570
Openness score (differs)85/ 10070/ 100+15
CAD (25)publicpublic
Bill of materials (20) (differs)publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20)publicpublic
Firmware (15) (differs)not publicpublic
Software (10)publicpublic
Trained policies (10) (differs)publicnot public
Verification levelL1L1
Sources (differs)43
Last checked (differs)2026-09-252026-09-24
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