FRIDAY is the first industrial humanoid from South Korea's Holiday Robotics, built for repetitive, physically demanding factory work. Its standout feature is a highly dexterous 20-DoF hand with tactile sensing. It is an industrial robot, not a conversational social humanoid.
Hardware
Holiday Robotics lists FRIDAY at 64 degrees of freedom in total, with two 7-DoF arms and 20-DoF hands with fully integrated tactile sensors. Each hand weighs 600 g including sensors, and every finger segment carries 5 kg. The company's job listings also mention a mobile base and head-mounted cameras.
Software and AI
The company builds its own simulator, Holiday Sim (also called Holiday-Newton in job listings), to model the robot and contact dynamics, plus a world-model-based simulator of neural networks that predict future states from physical understanding. FRIDAY fuses camera images, tactile data and joint state for grasping, in-hand reorientation, tool use and assembly.
In July 2026 the team's paper on FlashSAC, a reinforcement learning algorithm for high-DoF robots, won the Best Paper Award at RSS 2026, a first for a Korean team. According to the Seoul Economic Daily, it cut humanoid walking training from hours to minutes and is being applied to FRIDAY.
Manufacturer
Holiday Robotics Inc. has an office in Gangnam, Seoul, and a team in Mountain View, California. In July 2026 it announced a 155 billion won Series A. Its tagline is "Freeing Human Hands".
Price and availability
FRIDAY is still in development; no price or sales date has been announced.
Timeline
- 2026-07 155 billion won Series A
- 2026-07 Best Paper Award at RSS 2026 (FlashSAC)
Sources
- Holiday Robotics: Freeing Human Hands (site content: FRIDAY, newsroom, careers), Holiday Robotics (2026-10)
- Holiday Robotics wins best paper award at world's top robotics conference, Seoul Economic Daily (2026-07-22)
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
- It is the only Holiday Robotics model in the catalogue and one of 9 humanoids from South Korea.
Capabilities
Frequently asked questions
Where is Holiday Robotics from?
South Korea, with an office in Seoul and a team in Mountain View.
How many degrees of freedom does FRIDAY have?
64, including 20 per hand.
What is FRIDAY for?
Repetitive, physically demanding industrial work that needs dexterous hands.
Can you buy FRIDAY?
No, it is still in development.
How much does the Holiday Robotics Friday cost?
The manufacturer has not published a price for the Holiday Robotics Friday. You can send a purchase enquiry through MERA Robotics.
Is the Holiday Robotics Friday available to buy?
Status: In development: the manufacturer has shown the robot but is not selling it openly yet.
How do I buy the Holiday Robotics Friday 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: Holiday Robotics. Specs from the manufacturer; they may change, always confirm with the manufacturer before buying.
