Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) ranks higher overall (39 vs 30, a 9-point gap). RobotEra Q5 is ahead in locomotion, deployment; Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) is ahead in manipulation, hands; they score the same in autonomy. RobotEra Q5 is cheaper: about $105,000 vs $150,000.
#49
30score
RobotEra Q5
RobotEra · China · On wheels
Height165 cm
Weight70 kg
Joints44
Lifts10 kg
Speed?
Battery4 h
Price$105k reported
On sale
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#29
39score
Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8)
Sanctuary AI · Canada · On wheels
Height170 cm
Weight70 kg
Joints58
Lifts25 kg
Speed?
Battery4 h
Price$150k reported
Pilots
RobotEra Q5
Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8)
Body
165 cm
Height
170 cm
70 kg
Weight
70 kg
Wheels
Moves on
Wheels
44
Joints (degrees of freedom)
58
7-axis bionic arms; 3-DoF legs (can squat) on wheeled base
Actuators
miniaturized hydraulic valves in hands; wheeled base
Hands and lifting
11
Joints per hand
21
5
Fingers
5
10 kg
Carries (both arms)
25 kg
10 kg
Lifts per arm
?
Battery
4 h
Runtime per charge
4 h
60 V supply
Charging
Not disclosed
Brain and senses
ERA-42 embodied model; LLM voice, 37+ languages
AI model
Carbon control system (in-house); NVIDIA Isaac Lab training
3D LiDAR + stereo camera
Sensors
depth and vision cameras; force-torque; fingertip tactile sensors
teleoperation via data gloves and VR; EraAI data platform
Software / SDK
Not disclosed
Buying it
$105k reported
Price
$150k reported
Reseller list price USD 105,000 (aifitlab); aggregator estimate USD 50k-75k; no official price
Price details
150,000 USD on unverified humanoid.guide listing; Sanctuary never published a price
commercial (wheeled service humanoid)
Availability
Research and data platform (Gen 8, 2024-12); not for sale
reception, guiding, retail assistant, hospital and eldercare delivery
Used for
retail stocking pilot; dexterous manipulation data capture
What it has shown (our assessment)
Walks slowly on flat floors
Locomotion
Stationary or basic wheels
Scripted pick-and-place
Manipulation
Two-handed work in real settings
Basic hand, under 6 joints
Hands
Near-human hand, 20+ joints
Limited autonomy in demos
Autonomy
Limited autonomy in demos
Paid pilots with customers
Deployment
Sold to labs, a few units
Watch them
Q5 just landed its dream autograph! Liu Cixin signed a copy on the spot for the little bot! · ROBOTERA on YouTubeSanctuary AI - Phoenix at Human-Equivalent Speed · Sanctuary AI on YouTube
What each has shown
RobotEra Q5: multilingual communication (37+ languages), service
Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8): reorientation of cube into hands (hydraulics), retail tasks in Mark's pilot
FAQ
Which ranks higher, RobotEra Q5 or Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8)?
Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) ranks higher overall (39 vs 30, a 9-point gap).
Can you buy RobotEra Q5 or Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8)?
RobotEra Q5: on sale. Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8): in customer pilots.
Which costs less, RobotEra Q5 or Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8)?
RobotEra Q5 about $105,000; Sanctuary AI Phoenix (Gen 8) about $150,000.
