MagicBot Z1
MagicLab's 1.37 m agile bipedal humanoid with 24 DOF, 3D LiDAR perception and about 2 h runtime; sold via official purchase inquiry.
Overview
The MagicBot Z1 is a compact bipedal humanoid from MagicLab (Magiclab Robotics Technology, Wuxi), launched in the second half of 2025. It stands about 1.37 m and weighs around 40 kg with battery, offering 24 degrees of freedom (up to 50 in the development version), knee torque up to 130 Nm for high-dynamic moves like impact recovery and standing from prone, and roughly 2 hours of battery life. Perception combines 3D LiDAR, a depth camera, binocular fisheye cameras and a head tactile sensor. Pricing is quote-based through the official Purchase contact page; it targets education, research, public venues and pilot industrial use.
Use cases
Capability evidence
- Acrobatic martial artsIn a 45-second video the MagicBot Z1 performed a backflip and executed spinning martial-arts kicks with strong balance recovery. Interesting Engineering ↗ · 2025-11
- Reactive arrow dodgeThe Z1 dodged an incoming arrow with a dynamic side flip, demonstrating fast reactive whole-body motion control. Interesting Engineering ↗ · 2025-11
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