Sanctuary AI Phoenix vs X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra

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Dataset date: 2026-11-03

175 cmhuman

170 cm²Sanctuary AI Phoenix

180 cm³X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra

Height to scale. Width is schematic, derived from weight; not a measured body width.

claimed → demonstrated
demonstrated
first delivery recorded

Evidence sheet

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Property	Sanctuary AI Phoenix	X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra	Difference
Height (cm)	170 cm² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	180 cm³ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+10 cm
Weight (kg)	57.9 kg⁴ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	52 kg⁵ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	-5.9 kg
Degrees of freedom	20⁶ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The reviewed source did not establish both the exact recorded value and the concrete robot variant for this specification. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Walking speed (km/h)	4.8 km/h⁷ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Payload (kg)	20.5 kg¹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Battery runtime (min)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Hands	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Actuator torque (Nm)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery (Wh)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Battery swappable	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Locomotion	bipedal⁸ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
SDK / ROS	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Simulation	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Searched source 1	No simulation artifact confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean simulation support is unavailable. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable. Only a TienKung Lite model was found; it does not match the Tiangong Ultra record. Searched source 1	—
Actuator architecture	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	No actuator architecture confirmed in targeted search This records a searched-but-not-confirmed result. It does not mean a particular architecture is absent. Search checked 2026-09-27 Search result Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists. Searched source 1	—
Warranty (shortest–longest)	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Order type	quote required⁹ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	no sourced value	unknown on one side
Latest price	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Announced	2023-05-16² Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	2025-04-19¹⁰ Not reviewed The cited source has not been reviewed for this specific claim.	+23 mo
Recorded first customer delivery	no sourced value	no sourced value	no sourced value
Recorded delivery status	Recorded demonstrated	Recorded demonstrated	—
Results under fixed rules	—	2 results, best rank #1	—

Capabilities

Capabilities table
Capability	Sanctuary AI Phoenix	X-Humanoid (Beijing Humanoid Robot Innovation Center) Tiangong Ultra
Teleoperation shown	T¹¹ Needs review The reviewed source does not provide enough evidence for this specific claim. Reason The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for the exact recorded robot variant were not fully verified. Checked 2026-09-27 Review method Text review Media type Article Publisher relation Independent source	—

Notes

55 lbs (20.5 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
5'7″ (1.7 m) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
Standing approximately 1.80 m tall (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
155 lbs (57.9 kg) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
weighing around 52–55 kg (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
20 degrees of freedom (accessed 2026-09-27) — source
3 mph (1,300 mm/sec) (accessed 2026-09-20) — source
The Phoenix model is the sixth generation of the platform and is the first robot model to be complete with legs and worthy of being characterized as a 'humanoid' bipedal robotic system. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
Contact us to get in touch with a member of our commercial team. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
The 'Tiangong Ultra' humanoid robot wins the world's first humanoid robot half marathon in Beijing, China, April 19, 2025. (accessed 2026-09-21) — source
the primary use case for our touch sensors is to speed up teleoperation activity (accessed 2026-09-27) — source

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