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Asimov 1 vs Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1

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Asimov 1 is 20 cm shorter (120 vs 140 cm) and 96 kg lighter (35 vs 131 kg) than Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1. Asimov 1 has 5 more degrees of freedom (25 vs 20) than Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1. Openness score: Asimov 1 70, Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 30 (of 100); only Asimov 1 publishes CAD and FW. Availability: Asimov 1 kit, Rainbow Robotics RB-Y1 buy.

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FieldMenlo Research (Asimov)Menlo Asimov 1Rainbow RoboticsRainbow Robotics RB-Y1Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Menlo Research (Asimov)Rainbow Robotics
Class (differs)HumanoidWheeled humanoid
StatusActiveActive
Availability (differs)KitBuy
Country (differs)SingaporeSouth Korea
Year (differs)20262024
Specifications
Height (differs)120cm140cm−20 cm (-14%)
Mass (differs)35kg131kg−96 kg (-73%)
Degrees of freedom (differs)2520+5 (+25%)
Payload—unsourced3kg
Top speed—unsourced1.5m/s
Runtime—unsourced—unsourced
Battery capacity—unsourced1,250Wh
Price20,000USD—unsourced
Actuators (differs)CAN-bus actuators; 6 DOF/leg, 5 DOF/arm, 1 waist, 2 neck; RSU ankle with passive toesRainbow in-house joint modules
Compute (differs)Raspberry Pi 5 (media/network) + Radxa CM5 (motion control)Dual-PC (real-time robot PC + user PC with ROS 2)
Sensors (differs)2MP monocular camera, stereo mic array, 6-DOF IMU, joint statesBuilt-in wrist force/torque sensors (v1.2); optional camera
Openness and provenance
Openness bar7030
Openness score (differs)70/ 10030/ 100+40
CAD (25) (differs)publicnot public
Bill of materials (20)not publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20)publicpublic
Firmware (15) (differs)publicnot public
Software (10)publicpublic
Trained policies (10)not publicnot public
Verification level (differs)L1L2
Sources (differs)32
Last checked2026-09-242026-09-24
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