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Duke Humanoid v1 vs Humanoid HMND 01

Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100

Duke Humanoid v1 has 19 fewer degrees of freedom (10 vs 29) than HMND 01. Openness score: Duke Humanoid v1 85, HMND 01 0 (of 100); only Duke Humanoid v1 publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, SW and POL. Availability: Duke Humanoid v1 research only, HMND 01 not for sale.

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FieldDuke University General Robotics LabDuke Humanoid v1Humanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd)Humanoid HMND 01Δ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Duke University General Robotics LabHumanoid (SKL Robotics Ltd)
Class (differs)BipedWheeled humanoid
Status (differs)ResearchAnnounced
Availability (differs)Research onlyNot for sale
Country (differs)United StatesUnited Kingdom
Year (differs)20242025
Specifications
Height—unsourced175cm
Mass—unsourced70kg
Degrees of freedom (differs)1029−19 (-66%)
Payload—unsourced15kg
Top speed—unsourced1.5m/s
Runtime—unsourced—unsourced
Battery capacity—unsourced—unsourced
PriceNot for saleNot for sale
Actuators—unsourcedElectric; optional 12-DOF hand or 1-DOF gripper
Compute—unsourced—unsourced
Sensors—unsourced—unsourced
Openness and provenance
Openness bar850
Openness score (differs)85/ 1000/ 100+85
CAD (25) (differs)publicnot public
Bill of materials (20) (differs)publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs)publicnot public
Firmware (15)not publicnot public
Software (10) (differs)publicnot public
Trained policies (10) (differs)publicnot public
Verification level (differs)L1L0
Sources (differs)43
Last checked (differs)2026-09-252026-09-24

A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Duke Humanoid v1, HMND 01.

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