Kuavo-5

Name: Kuavo-5
Brand: Leju Robotics

Shipping 2025

Modular Chinese industrial humanoid with swappable bipedal/wheeled legs and interchangeable hands, already working at FAW Hongqi and Nio car plants.

Price

About $50,000 · on request

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Maker: Leju Robotics
Country: China
Released: 2025
Availability: Shipping

Specifications

Height: 168 cm
Weight: 55 kg
Payload: up to 20 kg total (approx. 10 kg dual-arm)
Battery / runtime: 8+ hours per charge
Speed: ~5 km/h walking
Hands / dexterity: Interchangeable end-effectors: five-finger hand, gripper or claw
Actuation: Self-developed high-torque integrated joints; modular swappable limbs (bipedal or wheeled lower body)
Compute / AI: KaihongOS (HarmonyOS-based) with Huawei Pangu embodied-AI model

Prices and specs are compiled from public sources and may change — check the manufacturer for the latest.

Overview

Leju Robotics launched the Kuavo-5 (with a wheeled 5-W variant) in October 2025 as a modular industrial humanoid whose legs and hands can be swapped between bipedal, wheeled, gripper and dexterous-hand configurations. Units have been delivered to automotive manufacturers including FAW Hongqi and Nio, and in March 2026 Leju opened a Foshan mass-production plant with contract manufacturer Dongfang Precision rated at roughly 10,000 units per year. Press-reported pricing is around $50,000, positioning it in the mid-range of industrial humanoids.

Use cases

Automotive manufacturing Industrial automation Materials handling

Capability evidence

Automotive manufacturing tasks

Kuavo 5 shown performing vehicle-assembly and quality-control tasks in automotive manufacturing settings. Mike Kalil ↗ · 2025-11
Household chores

Demonstrated tasks in home environments (kitchen, living room, laundry); supports swapping between bipedal and wheeled lower body. Mike Kalil ↗ · 2025-11