Clone Alpha is a bipedal android from Clone Robotics that moves not with joint motors but with Myofiber artificial muscles, driven by pressurised water and attached to a human-like skeleton. The company has announced a limited run of 279 units for the home, with pre-orders from 2025.
History and launch
Clone Robotics (formerly Automaton Robotics) spent about eight years developing a robotic hand. In February 2023 it showed version 18: moulded carbon-fibre bones, 37 artificial muscles and 27 degrees of freedom, with materials costing under US$2,800 per hand. Freethink reported that sixteen AI labs had pre-ordered the hand and that Clone planned a torso with a spine, neck, two arms and 124 muscles.
In August 2024 Clone showed the hand catching a ball under teleoperation via a Manus glove. The next step is the full Clone Alpha android, which the company's site describes as a bipedal companion for individuals and businesses, available to reserve in an "Alpha Edition".
Design and hardware
The core technology is Myofiber, which Clone has developed since 2021. Each musculotendon unit attaches to anatomically correct points on the bones, as in mammals. Clone's stated target is a 3 g fibre that responds in under 50 ms, contracts more than 30% unloaded and produces at least a kilogram of force. The muscles are hydraulic, controlled by proportional valves, and the robot is meant to run on just water and electricity.
Clone describes the android in terms of synthetic muscular, skeletal, nervous and vascular systems, with a soft body of "muscle, fat and skin" and hands with an opposable thumb and rounded palm for using human tools. It is to carry an onboard GPU. Clone has not published height, weight or battery life.
Software and AI
Clone Alpha is meant to hold natural-language conversations using large language models, and owners are to teach it new skills through the Telekinesis training platform. As early as 2023 Clone talked about an "adaptive brain" that learns tasks from videos of people.
Applications
The pre-order page lists skills such as memorising the home layout and kitchen inventory, pouring drinks, making sandwiches, washing, drying and folding clothes, vacuuming, setting the table, loading the dishwasher, following its owner and charging itself. These are manufacturer claims, not demonstrated capabilities.
Price and availability
Clone says it will build only 279 units of the limited Alpha edition, with pre-orders from 2025. No price has been published, and as of October 2026 we found no confirmation of deliveries.
Timeline
- 2021 Clone develops Myofiber artificial muscles
- 2023-02 Clone Hand v18 with 37 muscles and 27 DoF
- 2024-08 Teleoperated hand catches a ball on video
- 2025 Pre-orders announced for 279 Clone Alpha units
Sources
- Clone Android (Alpha Edition), Clone Robotics (2026)
- Pre-order Clone Alpha, Clone Robotics (2026)
- Clone Hand, Clone Robotics (2026)
- This incredibly lifelike robot hand can be made for just $2,800, Freethink (2023-03-04)
- Clone Robotics advances development of teleoperated robotic hand, Inspenet (2024-08-15)
Updated: 2026-10-10
Verification and limitations
This entry requires an up-to-date manufacturer specification check.
MERA field measurement report: not published. Demonstration footage and manufacturer specifications are not a MERA test under event conditions.
Data and provenance for AI agents ↗Compared with the catalogue
- At 180 cm the Clone Alpha is taller than 88% of the humanoids in the catalogue (median: 170 cm).
- It has 200 degrees of freedom against a catalogue median of 28; more degrees of freedom usually means finer arm and hand movement.
- It is the only Clone Robotics model in the catalogue and one of 43 humanoids from USA.
Capabilities
Frequently asked questions
What powers Clone Alpha?
Water-driven hydraulic Myofiber artificial muscles rather than joint motors.
How many Clone Alpha units will be made?
Clone says a limited edition of 279.
How much does Clone Alpha cost?
No price has been published.
Does Clone Alpha walk?
Clone describes it as a bipedal android designed to walk naturally.
How much does the Clone Alpha cost?
The manufacturer has not published a price for the Clone Alpha. You can send a purchase enquiry through MERA Robotics.
Is the Clone Alpha available to buy?
Status: In development: the manufacturer has shown the robot but is not selling it openly yet.
How tall and heavy is the Clone Alpha?
Height: 180 cm, degrees of freedom: 200.
How do I buy the Clone Alpha through MERA Robotics?
Click “I want to buy” or fill in the form on this page. MERA Robotics will reply whether and on what terms the model is available and can help deploy it with the MERA OS conversation system.
Data: Clone Robotics. Specs from the manufacturer; they may change, always confirm with the manufacturer before buying.
