Welcome, Walker II!
Walker II is a full size humanoid robot built by DroidUp, Shanghai Zhuoyide Robotics Co., Ltd. It stands 170 cm tall and weighs 32 kg, combining distributed electric motors with a bionic tendon drive system. This lightweight architecture uses cable transmission and joints with adjustable stiffness, supporting a more natural style of body movement. Walker II reaches up to 9 km/h and lists a six hour runtime per charge. Its 30 overall degrees of freedom and two five finger hands provide a broad physical platform for research, education, tours, patrols, and events. The system combines onboard computing, rated at 6 TOPS, with 200 TOPS of cloud embodied AI. Six vision sensor sets use depth, infrared, and color sensing, while WiFi supports connectivity. Its Humanoid.Guide score of 2 places it in an early stage capability tier, with navigation and manipulation each rated 1. This profile emphasizes a lightweight tendon driven body and foundational whole body operation rather than advanced autonomous performance.
Sorting goods is the named operational capability for Walker II, linking its navigation and manipulation foundations to a practical material handling task. The platform provides a biped humanoid form for structured sorting workflows, combining whole body movement, vision sensing, and five finger hands. Its lightweight tendon driven construction supports physical interaction around people, while its sensors contribute perception of work areas and objects. Sorting goods can be relevant for educational demonstrations, controlled research projects, and structured service environments where repeatable object organization is valuable. The current capability profile frames sorting goods as an early stage deployment function, with operational success supported by well prepared environments, clear workflows, supervision, and appropriate system integration.
Walker II is in production and is offered by DroidUp, formally known as Shanghai Zhuoyide Robotics Co., Ltd. The company is based in China, placing the robot within a growing Chinese humanoid robotics ecosystem. Listed pricing is 23,800 USD, with purchasing inquiries routed through the supplier. Its broader significance lies in the use of bionic tendon drive architecture in a full size humanoid format. By combining a 170 cm body with a low 32 kg weight, it demonstrates an alternative to heavier rigid humanoid designs. The platform also brings cloud connected embodied AI and multimodal vision into a commercial humanoid product, supporting experimentation in research and service settings.
