{ "slug": "clone-alpha", "name": "Alpha", "manufacturer": { "name": "Clone Robotics", "country": "US", "url": "https://clonerobotics.com" }, "category": "research", "announced": { "date": "2024-12-06", "source": { "url": "https://humanoidroboticstechnology.com/industry-news/clone-robotics-unveils-its-clone-alpha-humanoid/", "quote": "Clone Robotics proudly announces that its cutting-edge humanoid android, the Clone Alpha, is now available for pre-order.", "accessed": "2026-09-20" } }, "specs": { "locomotion": { "value": "bipedal", "status": "claimed", "source": { "url": "https://clonerobotics.com/", "quote": "Clone is a bipedal android companion. Made for individuals and businesses alike.", "accessed": "2026-09-21" } } }, "order_type": { "value": "preorder", "status": "claimed", "source": { "url": "https://clonerobotics.com/pre-order/", "quote": "Clone is manufacturing only 279 units of the limited edition Clone Alpha.", "accessed": "2026-09-21" }, "note": "The /pre-order/ page hosts a free reservation form ('Reserve') for the 279-unit limited edition, with no price or checkout shown as of this build -- a preorder/reservation, not a live cart sale." }, "price_history": [], "capabilities": [ { "id": "teleoperation-shown", "status": "demonstrated", "autonomy": "teleoperated", "source": { "url": "https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/clone-demos-creepy-humanoid-hand", "quote": "a human wearing a sensor glove", "accessed": "2026-09-27", "media_type": "article", "publisher_type": "independent", "review": { "status": "insufficient", "method": "text", "checked": "2026-09-27", "reason": "The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for Alpha were not fully verified." } }, "note": "Demo of the Clone hand only (mounted on a desk), not the full Alpha body; operator wears a sensor glove and a neural-network 'V2 Controller' translates finger/wrist motion into the artificial-muscle hand in real time. This dataset only records what is shown on camera, so this entry covers the hand demo, not a claim about Alpha's full-body teleoperation." }, { "id": "tactile-sensing", "status": "demonstrated", "autonomy": "teleoperated", "source": { "url": "https://interestingengineering.com/ai-robotics/clone-demos-creepy-humanoid-hand", "quote": "pressure pads in the palm", "accessed": "2026-09-27", "media_type": "article", "publisher_type": "independent", "review": { "status": "insufficient", "method": "text", "checked": "2026-09-27", "reason": "The text source was reviewed, but no video segment was watched; the existing capability status and autonomy classification for Alpha were not fully verified." } }, "note": "Palm pressure pads reported to detect grip force during the same glove-teleoperated hand demo; shown affecting grip behavior on camera, not just listed as a spec." } ], "delivery": { "status": "claimed", "timeline": [ { "date": "2024-12-06", "event": "announced", "detail": "Clone Robotics announced the Clone Alpha as a limited edition of 279 home android units and opened a pre-order waitlist, with pre-orders stated to become available in 2025.", "quantity_min": 279, "quantity_max": 279, "source": { "url": "https://clonerobotics.com/pre-order/", "quote": "Clone is manufacturing only 279 units of the limited edition Clone Alpha.", "accessed": "2026-09-20" } } ] }, "promises": [ { "id": "clone-alpha-preorders-2025", "claim": "Pre-orders for the 279-unit Clone Alpha open", "target": "2025", "made_on": "2024-12-06", "quote": "Pre-orders available in 2025", "source_url": "https://clonerobotics.com/pre-order/", "source_name": "Clone Robotics, pre-order page", "accessed": "2026-09-27", "status": "open" } ], "notes": [ "No manufacturer source states Alpha's height, weight, or degrees-of-freedom with a checkable literal quote. Clone's own /research/ specs page currently reads 'We are currently researching, page will be available soon' (accessed 2026-09-20). Aggregator sites (Humanoid Index, Humanoid.guide, etc.) widely repeat figures of ~170 cm / ~60 kg / 164 DOF, but per the evidence rules these do not qualify as a claimed-status source because they do not cite a traceable manufacturer statement for those exact numbers. Specs are left empty rather than sourced to an aggregator.", "No checkout price has ever been published by Clone Robotics; the pre-order page collects a waitlist signup without a stated amount, so price_history is empty rather than guessed. Clone's 2023 pitch mentioned an aspirational ~$20,000 target price, and the founder repeated a similar figure in a March 2026 interview, but neither is an orderable price.", "No independent or uncut demonstration video of Alpha walking or performing tasks live could be confirmed during this build; walking is reported by trade press as a 2027 target, and the 2025 preorder window is reported to have passed without shipments. Delivery status is therefore recorded as 'claimed' (announced + preorder claim), not 'demonstrated' or 'shipped'.", "Clone Robotics' operational presence is reported in Wrocław, Poland (R&D/manufacturing) while corporate/investor materials list a US entity; manufacturer.country is set to US pending a single authoritative filing, and this should be revisited if a primary source pins one jurisdiction." ], "updated": "2026-09-21", "simulation": { "review": { "status": "not_confirmed", "checked": "2026-09-27", "urls": [ "https://clonerobotics.com" ], "reason": "Targeted searches found no confirmed model for this record; does not mean unavailable." }, "artifacts": [] }, "actuator_architecture": { "review": { "status": "not_confirmed", "checked": "2026-09-27", "urls": [ "https://clonerobotics.com" ], "reason": "Targeted actuator searches did not confirm an exact-variant architecture claim for this record; this does not mean none exists." }, "groups": [] }, "url": "https://humanoidrecord.com/robots/clone-alpha/", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "attribution": "humanoidrecord.com", "generated_at": "2026-11-03T10:59:20.283Z" }