The Mercury X1 is a Humanoid robot developed by Elephant Robotics (China), launched 2023, priced at $15,999 USD. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height 118 cm, weight 55 kg, mobility bipedal.
RoboScore
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6 of 9 signals present
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Ranked #108 of 212 in the Humanoid standing.
See the standingWhere it has stood72 days · best #48 · worst #109
2 days of that is about Mercury X1 itself:
- 10 Aug RoboScore rose 0.51 — its evidence changed.
- 4 Oct RoboScore rose 0.33 — its evidence changed.
One reading per day since 3 Aug, when the current ordering began. The rank above is the reading for 14 Oct, taken against 212 robots — the standing itself is live, so a robot added since then counts there and not here yet.
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Overview
Mercury X1 is a versatile humanoid robot with a wheeled mobile base, featuring a humanoid torso with dual robotic arms. It can navigate autonomously and perform complex manipulation tasks using high-precision arms with 0.05 mm repeatability. Designed for embodied AI research, commercial services, and smart home applications, it integrates 19 degrees of freedom, LIDAR and vision systems, and is powered by NVIDIA Jetson Xavier for onboard AI processing.
Flagship features
- High-performance direct drive motors
- 67 TOPS computing power
- Supports various operating systems and programming languages
- Equipped with a 9-inch touchscreen
- Includes a variety of sensors for advanced functionality
Buyer decision signals
Viability
Founded and joined HAX
Price
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 118 cm
- Weight
- 55 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- ≤ 1.2 m/s
- Total DOF
- 19
- DOF / arm
- 9.5
- Payload
- 1 kg
- Lifting capacity
- 1 kg
- Battery
- 8 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Jetson Orin Nano SUPER 8GB
- Sensors
- LIDAR, Ultrasonic Radar, 2D Vision
- LiDAR
- Yes
- F/T sensors
- No
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- No
- Stair climbing
- Yes
- Terrain
- flat indoor, uneven outdoor
- Programming
- CAN Bus/WIFI/Network port/Bluetooth/USB serial port
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- No
- SDK languages
- Python, ROS1, ROS2
- Maturity
- commercial
- Environments
- indoor, outdoor
- Industries
- logistics, manufacturing
- Price tier
- 40-80K
Top 60% of 178 models with this spec
Top 97% of 198 models with this spec
Top 97% of 198 models with this spec
Top 16% of 209 models with this spec
Company profile
- Confirmed funding
- US$14.1M· 1 round
- Founded
- 2016
Detailed specifications
What it is built for2
- Sub Category
- 6-axis
- Target Industries
- education,research
Size & capacity2
- Height Mm
- 1180
- Payload Per Arm
- No
Movement & precision1
- Arm Dof
- 9.5
Sensing & perception5
- Camera Present
- Yes
- Microphone Count
- 4
- Microphone Present
- Yes
- Ultrasonic Present
- Yes
- Force Torque Present
- No
Controls & integration2
- Processing Tops
- 67
- Connectivity Options
- wifi,bluetooth
Buying & support2
- Country Of Origin
- CN
- Is Research Grade
- Yes
Other details4
- Outdoor Capable
- Yes
- Onboard Compute Tops
- 67
- Hot Swap Battery Supported
- No
- Manipulation Repeatability Mm
- 0.05
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Company milestones
- 2016FundingFounded and joined HAX
- 2016MilestoneCompany founded in Shenzhen
- —MilestonemechArm series ROS support documented
- —MilestonemechArm product page published
- —LaunchmyCobot 280 Pi product page and Raspberry Pi cobot positioning
- —MilestoneRaspberry Pi forum discussion of myCobot-Pi 280
- —DeploymentHackster setup guide for myCobot 280 Pi
- —MilestonemyCobot 280 product family listing
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Mercury X1?
- The Mercury X1 is developed by Elephant Robotics, based in China.
- What type of robot is the Mercury X1?
- The Mercury X1 is a Humanoid robot made by Elephant Robotics.
- How much does the Mercury X1 cost?
- The Mercury X1 is priced at $15,999 USD.
- When was the Mercury X1 launched?
- The Mercury X1 was launched in 2023.
- What are the key specifications of the Mercury X1?
- Key specifications of the Mercury X1: form factor full bipedal, height 118 cm, weight 55 kg, mobility bipedal, walking speed ≤ 1.2 m/s.
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