Raise A1

Overview

The Agibot Raise A1 is a 175 cm bipedal humanoid from Agibot, a Chinese robotics company, currently accepting pre-orders for industrial automation and task training applications. Agibot focuses on teleoperation-assisted training data collection alongside autonomous operation, positioning the Raise A1 as a platform for both direct deployment and AI training infrastructure for humanoid fleets.

Key Specifications

The Raise A1 stands 175 cm with a single-arm payload of 5 kg. Pricing is not disclosed. Agibot has emphasised the platform's compatibility with its proprietary teleoperation and imitation learning infrastructure, which allows operators to demonstrate tasks and generate training data for autonomous policies. Full joint count and battery specifications are not publicly available.

Use Cases

Industrial task automation, AI training data collection, and logistics applications are the primary targets for the Raise A1. The teleoperation angle makes it particularly relevant for companies building proprietary manipulation datasets for training generalised robot policies. Buyers in the AI and manufacturing intersection will find the Raise A1's dual-use positioning distinctive.

Buying Used

No used Raise A1 units exist at this stage. The teleoperation and AI training ecosystem around the Raise A1 is proprietary to Agibot, so any used unit's value depends significantly on continued access to Agibot's software platform. Buyers should confirm software licence transferability before any secondary purchase.

Alternatives to Consider

For buyers interested in humanoids with strong AI training support, Physical Intelligence and Apptronik both have partnerships with AI research groups. In the Chinese market, UBTECH's Walker platform and MagicLab's offerings are direct competitors. UK buyers should seek integrators with experience deploying Chinese humanoid platforms in European regulatory environments. The Raise A1's dual-use positioning as both a deployment platform and a training data collection tool is a distinctive value proposition that purely deployment-focused competitors do not replicate; buyers should weigh this carefully if building proprietary AI datasets is part of their robotics strategy.