Galbot ET1
95 000 USD
Beijing Galbot AI Co., Ltd.
Galbot’s first bipedal humanoid, revealed in August 2026 with tennis-ready athletic agility and the company’s AstraBrain embodied AI.
Skill Score
4
Specifications and details:
| Availability | Prototype |
|---|---|
| Nationality | China |
| Website | https://www.galbot.com/ |
| Degrees of freedom, overall | 48 |
| Degrees of freedom, hands | 24 |
| Height [cm] | 173 |
| Max speed (km/h) | 20 |
| Strength [kg] | 15 |
| Weight [kg] | 65 |
| Runtime pr charge (hours) | 2 |
| Safe with humans | Yes |
| CPU/GPU | NVIDIA Jetson Thor |
| Ingress protection | IP54 |
| Camera resolution | N/A |
| Connectivity | WiFi 2.4/5GHz, Bluetooth 5.2 |
| Operating system | Linux-based, ROS 2-compatible, OTA-updatable |
| LLM integration | Yes — Galbot AstraBrain (vision-language-action embodied model) |
| Latency glass to action | <100 ms |
| Motor tech | Quasi-direct-drive brushless servomotors |
| Gear tech | Planetary + harmonic (strain-wave) gearboxes |
| Main structural material | Aluminum-alloy skeleton, polymer (ABS/PC) outer shell |
| Number of fingers | 5 per hand |
| Main market | Automotive Industries, Industrial automation, Manufacturing |
| Verified | Not verified |
| Walking Speed [km/h] | 4 |
| Shipping Size | N/A |
| Manufacturer | Beijing Galbot AI Co., Ltd. |
Description
Galbot revealed the ET1 in August 2026, and it marks the Beijing startup’s first fully bipedal humanoid. Until now, Galbot built its reputation on wheeled platforms like the G1, which rolls rather than walks. The ET1 changes that: it stands, balances, and moves on two legs, joining China’s growing wave of agile humanoids. Galbot teased the robot through a CGI video ahead of its live debut at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. The timing matters, since rivals like Unitree and AgiBot already field bipeds with serious athletic chops.
The ET1 wears a sleek white shell with rounded panels, and a glossy black visor covers its face. A thin blue light runs down its chest, echoing the status indicators on the G1 and other Galbot machines. Matching blue rings circle each wrist, and five articulated fingers give each hand a human-like grip. The frame stays close to average adult proportions, with long, slender limbs built for stride rather than bulk. Sneaker-style feet finish the look, and together the design reads more athlete than machine.
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Galbot built the ET1 for dynamic, whole-body motion rather than the careful, scripted movements typical of most service robots. Its debut teaser shows the robot swinging a tennis racket at speed. That skill traces back to LATENT, an athletic framework that Galbot helped develop with Tsinghua and Peking University researchers. Tennis-level agility needs fast reflexes, tight balance control, and split-second visual feedback — skills the ET1 appears to have. Galbot’s AstraBrain AI system likely powers it too, since AstraBrain already handles perception and planning on the company’s other robots. Over time, the ET1 could inherit the manipulation skill that already lets the G1 sort shelves and fold laundry.
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Right now, the ET1 looks like a prototype rather than a finished commercial product. Galbot has not confirmed pricing, availability, or a launch date yet. The company will show the robot live at WRC 2026 in Beijing, running from August 19 to 23. That event gives engineers and industry buyers their first hands-on look at the machine. Most analysts expect Galbot to position the ET1 next to the wheeled G1. It will likely serve research and athletic benchmarking first, then move toward service or logistics work later. Major investors back the company, and it reportedly weighs a multibillion-dollar Hong Kong listing. That funding gives Galbot the capital it needs to push the ET1 from teaser video to real-world deployment. Still, the robot’s true capabilities remain unverified until it walks, balances, and performs outside a controlled video shoot.
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