China · commercial_deployment · 
Summary
L7 is RobotEra's bipedal humanoid for embodied-AI research and real-world task development, using ERA-42 embodied-intelligence layer.
Identity
Status
commercial_deployment
Category
Humanoid
Type
Humanoid
Function
Locomotion
Audience
Factories
Physical
HEIGHT
171cm
WEIGHT
65kg
PAYLOAD
20kg dual-arm max
Performance
DOF
55 (7 arm, 12 hand)
SPEED
4 m/s
Other
MAX JOINT TORQUE
400 Nm
Video
Capabilities
FIELD USE (27 Apr 2026) — Parcel handling: robots used in parcel sorting workflows, reportedly reached ~85% of human-level efficiency in some facilities.
Height — ranked across 105 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #44
Weight — ranked across 88 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #34
Payload — ranked across 69 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #14
Degrees of freedom — ranked across 89 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #9
Comparable systems — same status tier
Context & Benchmark
Comparable systems: IRON (XPeng), Calvin-40 (Wandercraft), Optimus (Tesla), TLIBOT (Sichuan Tianlian), NAVIAI i3 (Zhejiang Humanoid), Walker X (UBTECH). Related systems: KaiBot (Kinetix AI), Phoenix (Sanctuary AI), AEON (Hexagon), AGIBOT A2 (AgiBot), PM01 (EngineAI), MagicBot Z1 (MagicLab).
Timeline
DEPLOYMENT (27 Apr 2026) — 'RobotEra deploys L7 humanoid robots across more than 10 logistics centers': deployed in China with SF Express and China Post, used in parcel sorting, ~85% human-level efficiency in some facilities; Caixin reported plans for thousand-unit batch deliveries starting Q2 2026 following a new funding round.
Deployments
DEPLOYMENT COUNT (11 Jun 2026) — SF Express / China Post: Caixin reported Robot Era robots deployed in 10+ logistics centers with SF Express and China Post (reported site-count signal, not confirmed shipped-unit volume). Environment: China. Product/scope: Robot Era L7 logistics deployments.