In Production / Pre-orderCN • 2026PrimeBOT Q1
PrimeBOT (Swancor) • China
« Compact 88 cm personal humanoid with mass-produced 85 N·m/kg quasi-direct-drive actuators. »
Who is this robot built for? (Procurement Verdict)
Notre analyse indépendante basée sur les retours d'ingénieurs terrain, les tests en conditions réelles et les contraintes d'infrastructure.
Ideal Profile & Recommended Use Cases
- ✓Families and tech enthusiasts seeking a safe, compact personal humanoid (88 cm / 15 kg)
- ✓STEM schools and coding labs teaching embodied AI and robotics
- ✓Makers and developers customizing external shells with 3D printing
Key Caveats & Who Should Avoid It
- ✕Heavy industrial manufacturing or factory floor logistics
- ✕Climbing rough outdoor terrain or steep stairs (handled by the transformable T1)
- ✕Outdoor operation in heavy rain or wet conditions
Procurement Reality & Commercial Availability : Comment l'obtenir concrètement ?
PrimeBOT official online store and authorized offline experience stores across China.
Field Reality: AI Autonomy vs Teleoperation
Assessment of real-world operational independence versus human supervision.
💡 Synthèse SpecsLib : Full-body force/impedance control and safe indoor navigation; manipulation limited to basic physical gestures.
Confirmed 100% Autonomous Capabilities
- ✓Autonomous indoor navigation and dynamic obstacle avoidance
- ✓Person following and visual tracking via PrimeGo
- ✓Voice interaction and meeting transcription via Tencent Cloud WorkBuddy
Tasks Requiring Teleoperation or VR Supervision
- ⚠Custom choreographies and complex motion scripting via SDK
- ⚠Direct teleoperation for educational demonstrations
Cinématique & Moteurs
Subsystem breakdown of degrees of freedom (DoF) and actuation torque.
- Total DoF
- 22 DoF
- Hands & Fingers
- 0 DoF
- Arms
- 8 DoF
- Legs
- 12 DoF
- Torso & Neck
- 2 DoF
- Actuator Type
- Quasi-direct-drive (QDD) modular joints (85 Nm/kg)
Capteurs & Calculateurs
Perception cameras, onboard AI compute hardware, and power management.
- Vision Perception
- RGB-D depth sensor & HD facial camera
- LiDAR Sensing
- Non (Pure Vision)
- Compute Architecture
- High-efficiency Edge AI NPU
- Embedded AI Model
- Tencent Cloud WorkBuddy / PrimeMotion & PrimeVista
Énergie & Charge
Capacité du pack lithium et charge utile admissible.
- Battery Pack
- 0.25 kWh (24V)
- Endurance Runtime
- ~2.5 heures
- Total Payload
- 5 kg
- Single Hand Payload
- 1 kg
- Charging Interface
- Contact dock & cable charging
Frequently Asked Questions & Expert Answers : PrimeBOT Q1
Everything you must know before evaluating or acquiring this platform.
1Why is PrimeBOT Q1 designed at 88 cm rather than full adult human height?
An 88 cm and 15 kg form factor prevents domestic hazards while minimizing mechanical inertia, enabling the use of affordable, safe quasi-direct-drive actuators.
2Can the robot be customized in hardware and software?
Yes, PrimeBOT features an open-source shell architecture compatible with 3D printing for body panels, along with an open SDK for developing custom behaviors.
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