Welcome, Laborer C1!

Laborer C1 is a compact bipedal humanoid from Glroad, a robotics company based in Wuhan, China. Standing 138 cm tall and weighing 38 kg, it combines a relatively small physical footprint with electric joint actuators and hands featuring five fingers each. Its documented capabilities include obstacle avoidance, running 100 m, jumping and landing, and sorting goods. These activities combine locomotion with a basic manipulation task, giving C1 a role in demonstrations that extend beyond stationary interaction. Its overall skill score of 4 out of 10 places it in the developing category. Navigation is rated 3 out of 5, while manipulation is rated 1 out of 5, indicating a stronger locomotion profile than manipulation profile. Listed specifications include a walking speed of 3 km/h, a maximum speed of 7 km/h, and two hours of runtime per charge. The white exterior and compact stature suit its stated positioning for public venues, exhibition tours, hospitality reception, and research.

C1’s capability set supports several distinct demonstration scenarios. Obstacle avoidance is relevant to movement through shared spaces, particularly the lobbies, exhibition halls, and visitor venues identified among its intended markets. Running 100 m provides a concrete locomotion benchmark, while jumping and landing add a separate demonstration of whole body movement. Sorting goods supplies the manipulation component, making it the clearest documented task involving the handling and organization of objects. Together, these capabilities offer a focused basis for evaluating the robot without treating its navigation and manipulation ratings as physical specifications. For researchers and demonstration teams, the useful distinction is between its broader movement repertoire and its more limited manipulation rating. Applications should remain aligned with that developing capability profile.

Laborer C1 is listed as in production, with an advertised price of USD 70,000 and an inquiry option for prospective buyers. Its manufacturer, Wuhan Glroad Intelligent Technology Co., Ltd., positions it for exhibition tours, hotel reception, railway station guidance, research, and tourist site performances. These markets emphasize public visibility and movement within human environments rather than demanding industrial manipulation. Its broader significance lies in combining a compact humanoid format with a documented set of movement demonstrations and a basic goods sorting task. For organizations considering deployment, the developing overall score provides an important counterweight to the appeal of the humanoid form: C1 represents an emerging platform with specific demonstrated capabilities, rather than a broadly mature general purpose worker.