{"id":"menlo-asimov","manufacturer":"MenloAI","model":"Asimov","country":"US","description":"Asimov 1 is an open humanoid from Menlo Research, also sold as a kit you can build yourself. It is about 1.2 m tall, weighs about 35 kg and has 25 powered joints. It is aimed at developers and researchers working on whole-body control and locomotion.","catalog_status":"research","specifications":{"height_cm":120,"weight_kg":35,"payload_kg":null,"dof":25,"speed_ms":null,"battery_h":null},"capabilities":["sort"],"source":{"url":"https://www.menloai.com","verified_at":null,"verified_fields":[],"review_status":"requires_current_source_check"},"evidence":{"manufacturer_review":null,"mera_field_test":{"status":"not_published","report_url":null,"measured_at":null},"verification_note":"A manufacturer documentation check does not verify field performance, inventory or MERA compatibility."},"knowledge":{"summary":"Asimov 1 is an open humanoid from Menlo Research, also sold as a kit you can build yourself. It is about 1.2 m tall, weighs about 35 kg and has 25 powered joints. It is aimed at developers and researchers working on whole-body control and locomotion.","sections":[{"h":"History","p":["Menlo says it started with a humanoid it bought to run its own AI on. On the first learned walking policy the robot slammed its leg into the floor and broke a small metal part in the ankle; the distributor could not fix it and the company waited two months for the part. So the team built its own legs, then a torso and a full body, plus a simulator so everyone could work without sharing one robot. The result was Asimov.","Asimov 1 is on sale now, and Menlo lists Asimov 2 as in progress."]},{"h":"Hardware","p":["Menlo's docs list Asimov 1 at about 1.2 m and 35 kg with 25 powered joints: 6 per leg, 5 per arm, 1 at the waist and 2 in the neck. Each arm lifts 5 kg rated and up to 15 kg peak.","A Radxa CM5 handles motion control and a Raspberry Pi 5 handles media and networking. The robot has an IMU, a camera, a stereo microphone array and a speaker, and runs on a 13S4P lithium-ion battery. The design is open: Menlo publishes step-by-step assembly instructions and a bill of materials so owners can repair and modify it."]},{"h":"Software and AI","p":["Asimov ships with firmware containing a full-body walking policy, directional teleoperation, direct actuator access through Asimov Edge or the SDK, and telemetry. Menlo also offers a free browser-based Digital Asimov twin for testing code without hardware, and says the same policy trained in simulation runs on the real robot."]},{"h":"Manufacturer","p":["Menlo Research is a team spread across Singapore, Vietnam and the US, with offices in Palo Alto, Sim Lim Square in Singapore and an R&D centre in Ho Chi Minh City. Assembly and service partners operate in the US and Singapore."]},{"h":"Price and availability","p":["Asimov 1 can be ordered with a $499 deposit or invoiced to a company; Menlo ships worldwide and covers duties in most countries. No full price was found in official material; a $15,000 figure appears only in third-party posts quoted on the site, as a price goal for the DIY kit."]}],"timeline":[],"faq":[["How much does Menlo Asimov cost?","Ordering requires a $499 deposit. No official full price is published; quoted third-party posts mention a $15,000 goal for the kit."],["Does Asimov come assembled?","Asimov 1 is offered as a DIY kit, among other options, with instructions and a bill of materials."],["How tall and heavy is Asimov?","About 1.2 m and 35 kg."],["How much can Asimov lift?","5 kg per arm rated, up to 15 kg peak."]],"sources":[{"title":"Asimov 1 | Menlo Research","publisher":"Menlo Research","url":"https://asimov.inc","date":"2026-10"},{"title":"Asimov 1 overview and specification (docs)","publisher":"Menlo Research","url":"https://docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1","date":"2026-10"},{"title":"Company (our story, offices)","publisher":"Menlo Research","url":"https://menlo.ai/company","date":"2026-10"},{"title":"Menlo Research home page","publisher":"Menlo Research","url":"https://menlo.ai","date":"2026-10"}],"updated":"2026-10-10"},"mera":{"rental_with_operator":false,"sale_in_offer":false,"availability":"confirmation_required","shop_url":null},"url":"https://merarobotics.com/blog/humanoids/menlo-asimov","inquiry_url":"https://merarobotics.com/en/start?service=purchase&robot=menlo-asimov"}