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Ranked: How much can humanoid robots carry?

By Christian Connolly · OCT 10, 2026 · 11 min read

Ranked bar chart of stated payload for 17 humanoid robots, from Kawasaki Kaleido at 60 kg to Simplexity iX at 6 kg.

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Makers measure humanoid payload differently: peak lift, per arm, both arms, a range. We ranked the 16 humanoids in our database whose makers say how they measure it and claim more than 5 kg, plus Figure 03 for reference, whose spec sheet gives “Payload 20KG” without a basis.

Key takeaways

Kawasaki's Kaleido tops the list at about 60 kg (“lift”), ahead of Boston Dynamics' Atlas at 50 kg instant.
Atlas is one of the few with more than one number: 50 kg instant, 30 kg sustained, 20 kg one-handed. Hexagon's AEON gives 15 kg short-term and 8 kg constant carry.
Dual-arm maximums (Kepler K2 30 kg, RobotEra L7 20 kg) and per-arm figures (Unitree H2 ~7 kg, PAL TALOS 6 kg) are not comparable with each other.
NEURA quotes 10–100 kg for 4NE1, “application-dependent”; Foundation quotes 20–40 kg for Phantom MK1.

01 · Interactive

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Tap a row for the maker's exact wording. Blue = maker says how it's measured; grey = basis not stated (Figure 03); hatched = top of a stated range. † = Unitree H2 (from its arm spec) and Figure 03 (basis not stated). Bars drawn to scale within each sort. Missing values shown as "— not published", never estimated.

02 · Data

The numbers behind the chart

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#	Robot	Maker	Stated payload	Basis	Mass	Payload/mass	DoF
1	Kaleido	Kawasaki Heavy Industries	~60 kg lift	Lift	— not published	—	— not published
2	Atlas	Boston Dynamics	50kg instant, 30kg sustained, 20kg one-handed	Peak · 30 sustained	90 kg	0.56	— not published
3	Kepler K2	Kepler Robotics	30kg dual-arm max	Dual-arm max	75 kg	0.4	52
4	Moby	Noble Machines	23-27kg	Range	72 kg	0.32	— not published
5	Figure 03 †	Figure AI	Payload 20KG (figure.ai/figure spec sheet)	Spec sheet, basis not stated	61 kg	0.33	— not published
6	L7	RobotEra	20kg dual-arm max	Dual-arm max	65 kg	0.31	55
7	Phantom MK1	Foundation Robotics	20-40kg	Range	80 kg	0.25	29
8	Digit	Agility Robotics	35 lb carrying capacity	Carrying capacity (35 lb)	— not published	—	— not published
9	AEON	Hexagon	15kg short-term, 8kg constant carry	Short-term · 8 constant	60 kg	0.25	— not published
10	Martian	UniX AI	12kg dual-arm	Dual-arm	— not published	—	29
11	4NE1	Neura Robotics	10-100kg application-dependent	Range, job-dependent	80 kg	0.12	— not published
12	AIDOL Walking Robot	AIDOL	10kg with arm bent	Arm bent	95 kg	0.11	67
13	Booster T2	Booster Robotics	10kg dual-arm	Dual-arm	— not published	—	31
14	H2 †	Unitree	~7kg payload/arm (arm spec)	Per arm	70 kg	0.1	31
15	TALOS	PAL Robotics	6kg/arm extended	Per arm	95 kg	0.06	— not published
16	i7 Series	Simplexity Robotics	6 kg (end-effector)	At end-effector	155 kg	—	18
17	iX Series	Simplexity Robotics	6 kg (end-effector)	At end-effector	160 kg	—	24

Source: behindrobotics.com robot database (current to Aug 2026), compiled from manufacturer spec sheets and product pages. All figures company-stated; none independently tested. Ranked by stated payload, low end of any range. Digit's 35 lb converted to 15.9 kg. Excluded: payloads of 5 kg or less and robots whose maker gives no basis; Figure 03 shown for reference (figure.ai/figure: “Payload 20KG”). Unitree H2 from its arm spec (~7 kg per arm). Payload/mass = Behind Robotics arithmetic on the low end, shown only where mass is published (wheeled bases excluded). Photos: manufacturers' official images, backgrounds removed.

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