Adam

PNDbotics (China) · 2024

QuoteNo public list price
AvailableRL walkingHuman-like gaitQDD actuatorsResearch platform
Weeks+Shipping: Not available. Quote-based research sales. No US retail channel.

Overview

A research-oriented full-size humanoid from PNDbotics that drew attention in 2024 for smooth, human-like walking. It comes in Lite, Standard, SP and Pro builds that differ mainly in arms, hands and compute, and PNDbotics also sells an upper-body variant (Adam-U) for manipulation research. Sold mainly to research institutions.

Specifications

CategoryBipeds · Bigger reference platforms
Released2024
AvailabilityAvailable
ProgrammabilityFull SDK
Best forProfessionals & labs
Vision sensorsUnknown
ActuatorsBrushless / direct-drive motors
AudioUnknown
Compute typeProprietary / undisclosed
Balance typeRL walking
Height167 cm
Weight60–63 kg (Lite to Pro)
ComputeIntel NUC12 (Core i7-1260P) for motion control, NVIDIA Jetson Orin NX 16GB for AI on Standard/SP/Pro
SpeedUp to 1.5 m/s
DOF25 (Lite), 29 (Standard), 41 (SP), 43 (Pro)
SensorsIntel RealSense D455 depth camera (Standard/SP), ZED Mini (Pro), expandable to LiDAR
BalanceWhole-body control plus MPC on quasi-direct-drive actuators, with policies refined by reinforcement and imitation learning. Known for a notably human-like gait.
SDKOpen-source SDK with low-level access, RL training via NVIDIA Isaac Gym (per PNDbotics)

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