Deployment
DOBOT Atom at Aichi, Japan
Full-size humanoid robot with 28 degrees of freedom, five-fingered dexterous hands, and ±0.05mm repeatability inherited from Dobot's cobot arm business. Powered by the Robot Operator Model-1 (ROM-1, 100M params, 24Hz end-to-end control). Priced at ¥199,000 (~US7,500) in China and US9,000 in the US.
Features a straight-knee gait that reduces walking energy by 42%. Designed for automotive assembly, beverage preparation, and pharmacy dispensing. Mass production batches shipping since June 2025.
DOBOT Atom by Dobot · Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verified · Humanoids
Recent coverage
- DOBOT Showcases Multi-Form Embodied Intelligence at APEC PPSTI - A3 Association for Advancing AutomationGoogle News · 2026-03-09
- Dobot releases third ATOM humanoid batch as synchronized robots work - Interesting EngineeringGoogle News · 2026-02-04
- Chinese humanoid robot cooks steak remotely via VR from 1,800 km away - VnExpress InternationalGoogle News · 2025-07-06
DOBOT showcased the ATOM Max humanoid robot (41 DoF, latest generation) and the ATOM-W wheeled humanoid at Robot Technology Japan 2026 (RTJ 2026) at Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi Prefecture, June 11-13, 2026. The ATOM-W demonstrated Sequential Parts Supply (SPS) automotive parts sorting, showing end-to-end autonomous reasoning for picking, sorting, transportation, loading, and unloading tasks.
DOBOT also presented its 'One Brain, Multiple Bodies' embodied AI platform. This was a trade exhibition, not a customer deployment.
Key facts
- Event
- Robot Technology Japan 2026 (RTJ 2026)
- Dates
- June 11-13, 2026
- Location
- Aichi Sky Expo, Aichi Prefecture, Japan
- Variants
- ATOM Max (41 DoF) + ATOM-W (wheeled, 28 DoF)
- Demo
- SPS automotive parts sorting, parts picking/sorting/loading
- Platform
- One Brain, Multiple Bodies — embodied AI
Safety record
No incidents on record for DOBOT Atom at Aichi, Japan.
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- Trust tier
- Catalog entry · 1 source · not yet field-verifiedhow tiers work →
- Last updated
- 2026-08-23
- Model
- DOBOT Atom
- Company
- Dobot
- Location
- Aichi, Japan
- Operator
- Dobot
- Status
- announced
- Operator type
- maker operated
- Scale at site
- 1 unit
- Site environment
- indoor
- Location precision
- city centroid
- First seen
- 2026-06-11
- ID
58eeda86-d9c6-49e0-a43c-2b84a80c64cd
Timeline
- Jun 2026First recordedDOBOT Atom first documented operating at Aichi, Japan.
- Aug 2026Current status: announced, reviewedLatest recorded state. New status transitions append here as the deployment-status recorder produces them.
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Sources (1)
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-23
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-23
Maturity + lifecycle
Maturity stage: commercial
Lifecycle: active
Architectural position
Cohort: humanoid
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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