Dexterous hands: how many degrees of freedom do you actually need?
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Galbot
ET1
Compact humanoid robot
GalbotCompact humanoid robot
Galbot ET1 is a compact humanoid robot from Galbot intended for entertainment and performance. Galbot shows it greeting visitors in theme parks and outside shops, dancing in coordinated routines on stage and taking part in two-person comedy acts. It stands 1250 mm tall and weighs 32 kg with its battery. There are Standard, Pro and Flagship versions: the Standard version has 26 degrees of freedom, and Pro and Flagship add dexterous hands with 12 more.
The robot perceives its surroundings through a stereo camera. Its main processors are an RK3588 and an RDK X5; for higher-performance compute, the Pro version lists an Orin Nano rated at 40 TOPS and the Flagship an NX rated at 100 TOPS.
Galbot says ET1 runs a 100M-scale Transformer motion foundation model meant to keep new movements stable and human-like, and that it can pick up new movement skills through interaction with people, without motion capture or motion videos.
EDITORIALOverview reviewed against the cited sources by WBH, .
DATA · 25 FIELDS
| Height | 1250 mm | Official source [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Weight | 32 kg with battery | Official source [2] |
| Degrees of freedom | Standard 26; Pro/Flagship 26 + 12 (dexterous hands) | Official source [2] |
| Walking speed | Not published | Not published |
| Running speed | Not published | Not published |
| Ingress protection | Not published | Not published |
| Operating temperature | Not published | Not published |
| Locomotion | Not published | Not published |
| Hand dof | Not published | Not published |
|---|---|---|
| Actuators | Not published | Not published |
| Max joint torque | Not published | Not published |
| Battery | Not published | Not published |
|---|---|---|
| Runtime | Not published | Not published |
| Charging time | Not published | Not published |
| Battery swap | Not published | Not published |
| Cameras | Stereo camera | Official source [2] |
|---|---|---|
| Compute | RK3588 + RDK X5; Pro: Orin Nano 40 TOPS; Flagship: NX 100 TOPS | Official source [2] |
| Perception sensors | Not published | Not published |
| Lidar | Not published | Not published |
| Connectivity | Not published | Not published |
| Arm payload | Not published | Not published |
|---|---|---|
| Payload | Not published | Not published |
| End effector | Not published | Not published |
| Indicative price | Not published | Not published |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | Not published | Not published |
DATA · SOFTWARE & SIMULATION
| INTERFACE | SUPPORT | PACKAGE / VERSION | SRC |
|---|---|---|---|
| SDK | Not published | ||
| ROS 2 | Not published | ||
| NVIDIA Isaac Sim / Isaac Lab | Not published | ||
| MuJoCo | Not published | ||
| Gazebo | Not published | ||
| Robot description (URDF/MJCF) | Not published | ||
| Programming languages | Not published | ||
| Teleoperation | Not published |
IN SHORT
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