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Phoenix generation 8, upper body

Prototype

Phoenix

Phoenix is a prototype: it is not for sale.

Price
Price not disclosed
No public price; Sanctuary AI does not sell Phoenix as a product.
Where it stands
  1. Prototype
  2. Announced
  3. Pre-order
  4. Available
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© Sanctuary AI · Source

Sanctuary AI
What it is
A general-purpose humanoid from Sanctuary AI (Vancouver) with hydraulic hands, unveiled in 2023. Generation 8 (late 2024) sits on a wheeled base.
Who it's for
Data capture.
Where it stands
A development platform with no sales offer. Since June 2026 the company has put forward its AI software running on existing industrial robots.

Last verified: September 29, 20265 sources

  • 2 videos
  • 3 photos
  • Price not disclosed
  • 1 article

Specifications

Height
170cm94 cm190 cm
Weight
70.3kg12 kg92.5 kg
Payload
24.9kg1.5 kg30 kg
Runtime
Not disclosed
Degrees of freedom
Not disclosed
Walking speed
4.8km/h3.6 km/h11.9 km/h
Hands
Hydraulic hands with 20 degrees of freedom and haptic feedback (generation 6, 2023)
Swappable battery
Not disclosed

What it can do

What its maker shows it doing, in the maker’s own photos and films.

  • IndustryAt Hannover Messe with MicrosoftSanctuary's demonstration of Phoenix at Hannover Messe 2025, shown with Microsoft.

    Sanctuary AI (YouTube) · Source

Before you pay a deposit

  • Order only from the maker's own site or a seller it names: a model that has not shipped has no stock anywhere else.
  • Get the deposit terms in writing: the amount, when it is refunded, and the delivery date it holds.
  • Walk away from a price well below the maker's, a payment by bank transfer, gift card or crypto only, or a seller with no address or company number.
  • Check the stage on this page: an announced model or a prototype cannot be ordered, whatever a site says.

Where it sits

Every bar starts at zero, in the colour of where the model stands. Figures are the ones the maker published; payload for its weight is computed from them.

Phoenix
PhoenixHeight170 cm#14 / 27 · 94–190 cm
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  • Available
  • Pre-order
  • Announced
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Media

Phoenix generation 8 on its wheeled base

Sanctuary AI · Source

Phoenix generation 8 from the back

Sanctuary AI · Source

In the news

  • Which humanoid robots can you actually buy in 2026

    Every humanoid robot Domobot tracks, sorted by how you can get one in 2026: listed with a price, sold to businesses on quote, on pre-order, announced or still a prototype, with the price the maker or a store shows, and press figures marked as such.

    Guides6 min read3 sources

Sources

  1. 1Sanctuary AI — Sanctuary AI Unveils Phoenix, a humanoid general-purpose robot designed for work (16 May 2023) · sanctuary.ai · September 29, 2026
  2. 2Sanctuary AI — Sanctuary AI Releases New Generation of AI Robots for High Quality Data Capture (generation 8) · sanctuary.ai · September 29, 2026
  3. 3Sanctuary AI — Sanctuary AI Expands Physical AI Strategy to Industrial Robotics (17 June 2026) · sanctuary.ai · September 29, 2026
  4. 4BetaKit — Robotics startup Sanctuary AI appoints former MDA exec as CEO (26 June 2026) · betakit.com · September 29, 2026
  5. 5Humanoid.guide — Sanctuary AI puts humanoid tech on industrial robots (30 August 2026) · humanoid.guide · September 29, 2026

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