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Phoenix
Canada · Development · 
Summary
Phoenix is Sanctuary AI's wheeled humanoid development platform (Generation 8), optimized for behavioural data capture; Sanctuary now positions industrial humanoids as one embodiment of its Physical AI stack.
Identity
Status
Development
Category
Humanoid
Type
Humanoid
Function
Data capture
Audience
Industry
Physical
HEIGHT
170cm
WEIGHT
70.31kg
PAYLOAD
24.95kg
Performance
HAND DOF
20
SPEED
1.34 m/s
Other
MOBILITY BASE
wheeled
Capabilities
DEMONSTRATED (12 Dec 2024) — Dexterous manipulation: Phoenix's 21-DoF hydraulic hand performed an in-hand manipulation demonstration.
Height — ranked across 105 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #47
Weight — ranked across 88 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #24
Payload — ranked across 69 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #8
Comparable systems — same status tier
Context & Benchmark
Comparable systems: AEON (Hexagon), Syntro (Workfar, semi-humanoid), HMND 01 Alpha Wheeled (Humanoid, semi-humanoid), Friday (Holiday Robotics, semi-humanoid), R-noid (Robot.com, semi-humanoid). Related systems: Walker X (UBTECH), Pudu D9 (Pudu Robotics), T800 (EngineAI), 4NE1 (Neura Robotics), L7 (RobotEra), Calvin-40 (Wandercraft).
Timeline
PRODUCT LAUNCH (25 Apr 2024) — 'Sanctuary AI unveils the next generation of AI robotics': unveiled Generation 7 of Phoenix, framed as a broad step forward in general-purpose robot capability rather than a single hardware revision; emphasized faster real-world task iteration and improvements across perception/manipulation for complex, contact-rich work in less structured environments.
Research
TOOL (08 Apr 2024) — 'Sanctuary AI reports Phoenix fleet expansion for Carbon training data': increased the number of Phoenix systems available for data collection and training, supporting the Carbon AI control system.
Deployments
CUSTOMER SITE (11 Apr 2024) — Magna: TechCrunch reported Sanctuary AI announced it would deliver its Phoenix humanoid robot to a Magna manufacturing facility; number of robots and exact factory not disclosed. Environment: Europe. Product/scope: Phoenix / Magna manufacturing facility.