China · Commercial
Summary
Elf 3 is BXI Robotics' general-purpose humanoid research platform for embodied-AI development and validation.
Identity
Status
Commercial
Category
Humanoid
Type
Research humanoid
Function
Embodied research
Audience
Robotics teams
Physical
HEIGHT
1450mm
WEIGHT
~38kg
PAYLOAD/ARM
5kg horizontal, 10kg elbow-supported
Performance
DOF
31 body (excl. hands)
RUNTIME
~1h walking
BATTERY
518 Wh
MAX SPEED
up to 5 m/s
Systems
COMPUTE
Intel Core i7-1370P, 16GB RAM, 512GB storage
Other
SENSORS
RealSense D435i depth, IMU, 8-mic array
SOFTWARE
Ubuntu 22.04, ROS2 SDK, MuJoCo
MAX JOINT TORQUE
25-150 Nm
Height — ranked across 105 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #78
Weight — ranked across 88 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #70
Payload — ranked across 69 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #44
Degrees of freedom — ranked across 89 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #42
Comparable systems — same status tier
Context & Benchmark
Related systems: T-HR3 (Toyota Motor Corporation), Adam (PNDbotics), Noetix N2 (Noetix Robotics), TORO (DLR), SA01 (EngineAI), TALOS (PAL Robotics).
Timeline
PRODUCT LAUNCH (22 Feb 2026) — 'BXI Robotics Launches Elf 3 Humanoid Robot for $19,999': high-performance humanoid for embodied AI research; high-torque joints, open SDK, ready-to-deploy architecture; developer version with full-stack SDK.