Kit Humanoid Robots
Three complete build templates. Each passes the HUMA Robot Compiler. Every part is from a real, identifiable supplier. The entire build process will be documented in public view — we're learning while you learn. Think of it as the Cobra kit car for humanoid robotics: you put it together in your garage (or lab), we publish the blueprints, the community improves the design.
Kit 00 (Sub-$10K)
A real humanoid for under ten grand.
18 DOF bipedal humanoid built on EYOU Robotics harmonic and planetary actuators — the first Chinese actuator line with live Western retail pricing. EYOU PH17-101 hips (134 Nm peak), PH14-101 knees (34 Nm), PH11-101 ankles and elbows (25 Nm), PP11 wrists, and Dynamixel XL330 fingers. Raspberry Pi 5 for basic teleoperation and data logging. Full BOM under $10,000.
Budget-conscious makers, university clubs, and anyone who wants a walking humanoid platform without the $20K entry fee. Best for learning bipedal gait, teleoperation, and ROS 2 experimentation.
Kit 01 (Entry)
Your first humanoid. Built in a garage.
22 DOF bipedal humanoid built from open-source community parts. Chinese supply chain for cost, Korean smart servos for fingers, NVIDIA Jetson Nano for basic vision and teleop control. The learning-by-building starter — most parts are commodity, replacements are easy, failure modes are well-documented.
Roboticists, makers, and university research groups who want to get hands-on with a real humanoid form factor. Best for learning, teleoperation demos, and custom AI experimentation at edge tier.
Kit 02 (Mid)
The balanced build. Production-capable dexterity.
28 DOF with T-Motor hips/knees, Maxon-grade upper body control, depth vision, and a NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano capable of running small VLMs. Carbon fiber frame saves 3 kg vs aluminum. This is the build that can actually do useful tasks — pick-and-place, teleoperated demos, small-scale VLA model testing.
Labs moving from entry experiments to capability demonstrations. Startups prototyping application-specific robots. Schools and makerspaces with a reasonable budget and experienced leads.
Kit 03 (Pro)
The research platform. Zero-backlash from hip to fingertip.
32 DOF with Harmonic Drive precision actuators throughout the legs and knees, Nabtesco cycloidal waist, Maxon shoulders, Ouster OS0-32 LiDAR, ATI force/torque sensors at the wrists, and a full Jetson AGX Orin 64GB capable of running GR00T N1.5, Helix-class VLA models, and π0.5. Titanium Ti-6Al-4V frame. This is a research-grade platform that competes with commercial Apollo/Digit/Phoenix in capability per dollar.
University robotics labs, corporate R&D groups, and advanced independent researchers. Not a hobbyist build — assumes engineering team, safety protocols, and facility to match.
The Cobra Kit Philosophy
Cobra kit cars let enthusiasts build their own Shelby Cobra replicas in a garage, learning mechanical engineering by doing. They cost a fraction of an original, they're legal, insurable, and they create a community of builders who help each other when they hit problems.
HUMA kits do the same thing for humanoid robots. You buy the BOM, the frame design, the firmware, and the documentation. You build it in your lab or garage. We learn alongside you — publishing the entire build process, the failures, the fixes, and the performance benchmarks. The local LLM “brain” ships with the kit, and we open-source as much of the software stack as we can.
We've never built a humanoid ourselves. That's not a bug — it's the feature. We're learning in full public view, and that's worth more than a polished product from someone who pretends to have all the answers.
What “Compiles” Means
Electrical
Every actuator must match the battery bus voltage. Total peak power must fit within 1.5× the battery peak output (safety factor for non-simultaneous peaks).
Communication
Every actuator must speak a protocol the motor controller can bridge to the compute module. CAN, EtherCAT, RS485, and UART are all supported — but mixing requires a gateway.
Mechanical
Hip actuator torque must exceed (upper body mass + payload) × 9.81 × 0.35m lever arm. Knee must exceed 60% of hip. No safety margin = warning; below requirement = error.
Mass Budget
Sum of all component masses + wiring (2kg) must stay under the target weight class. Payload capacity = target mass − BOM mass. Negative = error.
Software
Compute module must meet the tier requirement: basic (1+ TOPS), mid (50+ TOPS for small VLMs), pro (200+ TOPS for Helix/GR00T/π0.5 class models).
Availability
Every part in the BOM must have a verified supplier URL. Live stock verification is V2 — for now we cite the supplier page and disclaim that you must verify before ordering.