Robo Index
94.6/ 100
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How the Robo Index is scoredDeployment footprintnot yet scored35%
Company financial healthnot yet scored20%
Spec completeness9520%
Media mentions (trailing 12 months)not yet scored10%
User reviewsnot yet scored5%
Market availabilitynot yet scored5%
Company maturitynot yet scored3%
Overview
The BXI Elf 3 is a high-performance humanoid robot designed for embodied AI research. It features high-torque joints, an open SDK, and a ready-to-deploy architecture, making it suitable for advanced AI experimentation and development in humanoid robotics.
Flagship features
- Designed for embodied AI research
- Features high-torque joints
- Open SDK available
- Ready-to-deploy architecture
- Upgraded version of the deprecated Elf 2
- Inquiry required for detailed specs and pricing
Buyer decision signals
Viability
ELF v3 humanoid robot demonstration
Price
$36,000
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 145 cm
- Weight
- 37 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 1 m/s
- Total DOF
- 41
- DOF / arm
- 7
- Payload
- 5 kg
- Lifting capacity
- 5 kg
- Battery
- 2 h
- Charge time
- 4 h
- Hot-swap battery
- Yes
- Onboard compute
- Intel i7 CPU
- Sensors
- lidar, camera
- LiDAR
- Yes
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- VLM on-board
- Yes
- Imitation learning
- Yes
- Bimanual
- Yes
- Stair climbing
- Yes
- Terrain
- flat_indoor
- Programming
- code python
- ROS 1
- Yes
- API / SDK
- Yes
- SDK languages
- ROS1
- Maturity
- prototype
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- research_academic
- Price tier
- 20-40K
- Pricing model
- purchase
- Warranty
- 1 yr
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Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 31
Other4
- Applications
- research,education,embodied AI research
- Sub Category
- bipedal
- Company Country
- CN
- Additional Information
- - Designed for embodied AI research - Features high-torque joints - Open SDK available - Ready-to-deploy architecture - Upgraded version of the deprecated Elf 2 - Inquiry required for detailed specs and pricing
Company milestones
- 2026LaunchELF v3 humanoid robot demonstration
- 2026DeploymentELF 3 demo at HKTDC Fair
- —MilestoneHumanoid robot and joint motor development
- —MilestoneShanghai and Shenzhen presence
More videos
5kg reps: BXI Elf 3 shoulder doing repeats
Diego – BXI InsiderOfficial
First time seeing our Elf 3 climb stairs. Still impressed every time.
Diego – BXI InsiderOfficial
Just another day at BXI Robotics... (Elf3 workshop dance)
Diego – BXI InsiderOfficial
Reviews for Elf 3 Humanoid Robot
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