Matrix-1

MATRIX-1 is a full-size humanoid from Matrix Robotics (also styled Matrix Hyperintelligence or Matrix Super Intelligence in its materials). It stands 180 cm tall, weighs 67 kg, has 22-DoF hands and, per the company, runs up to 5 hours on a charge. The company's site lists it as coming soon, and in January 2026 it unveiled a third generation, MATRIX-3.

Design and hardware

The product page lists 180 cm, 67 kg, 10 kg per arm and walking speed up to 1.2 m/s (the spec table also says 7.6 km/h). It has 55 in-house MPA 3.0 actuators with peak torque density of 196 Nm/kg and a wide joint range. The neck and torso use flexible enclosure material that allows more complex postures and safer contact.

The third-generation five-finger hands have 22 DoF, tactile sensors and hybrid force-position control. The robot carries eight RGB cameras, optional LiDAR and ultrasonic sensors, a noise- and echo-cancelling microphone array, a speaker and a facial-expression display. A custom 2.28 kWh battery gives about 5 hours of operation, charges in 45 minutes and works with an autonomous charging base. Power and data cabling are routed internally.

Software and AI

Onboard compute is an 8-core processor with integrated GPU running a real-time OS; Matrix says AI compute is four times that of the previous generation. The robot uses a vision-language model for visual reasoning, a dialogue model co-trained with LLM vendors and the MLM 2.0 manipulation model, and learns skills through imitation and reinforcement learning.

Applications

Matrix gives examples such as opening different door handles, recognising people and objects at a distance, patrolling office buildings and checking staff IDs, handing control to a human operator when a decision is needed. No customers or unit numbers have been disclosed.

Manufacturer and successors

Matrix Robotics describes its team as drawn from AI, humanoid robotics and autonomous driving, and its CEO is Allen Zhang. On 10 January 2026 it announced MATRIX-3, with a 3D-woven "biomimetic skin", a cable-driven 27-DoF hand and fingertip sensors that detect pressure down to 0.1 N. First MATRIX-3 pilot deployments with partners were expected from mid-2026.

Price and availability

MATRIX-1 is listed as coming soon with no price; inquiries go through the company's contact form.

Timeline

• 2026-01 Matrix Robotics announces third-generation MATRIX-3
• 2026 MATRIX-3 partner pilots planned from mid-year

Sources

1. MATRIX-1: Next-generation AI humanoid robot, Matrix Robotics (2026)
2. Introducing MATRIX-3, Matrix Robotics (2026-01-10)
3. MATRIX-3 product page, Matrix Robotics (2026)

Updated: 2026-10-10

Compared with the catalogue

• At 180 cm the Matrix-1 is taller than 88% of the humanoids in the catalogue (median: 170 cm).
• Its weight of 67 kg (catalogue median: 65 kg) matters for transport and for working around people.
• It is one of 2 Matrix Robotics models in the catalogue and one of 128 humanoids from China.

Capabilities