# Phoenix at Toronto: deployment

Canonical ID: `9b3917b8-30e3-4138-a2c3-6db39ed28c2c`

## Footage

- **video** (deployment): [Sanctuary AI Phoenix manipulation demonstration](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH3zbUSMAAU). _Courtesy of Sanctuary AI_. Sanctuary AI footage of its Phoenix humanoid performing a manipulation task, presented at human-equivalent speed. Phoenix demonstrations are teleoperated; Sanctuary has re-centered on dexterous manipulation.

**Trust tier:** Catalog entry · 2 sources · not yet field-verified

_Last updated: 2026-06-12_

- **Slug:** sanctuary-phoenix-magna-canada
- **Status:** pilot
- **Model:** [Phoenix](/models/sanctuary-phoenix.md) (id: `51fb287e-0131-4a2b-995a-d3c7ce3ba20c`)
- **Company:** [Sanctuary AI](/companies/sanctuary-ai.md) (id: `2d63e78e-0911-4454-b518-330d419e291f`)
- **Location:** [Toronto](/locations/toronto.md) (id: `a9a10dec-5077-4132-b0c5-7e911fdf968a`)
- **Operator:** [Magna International](/companies/magna-international.md) (id: `1a64e86a-d4f0-4e70-b527-ebe3edb381f1`)
- **First seen:** 2023-08-01T00:00:00.000Z

## Verification log (0, append-only)

_No verifications recorded._

## Sources (2)

1. **Sanctuary AI: Phoenix deployed at Magna International manufacturing facility, Aug 2023** · https://sanctuary.ai/news/sanctuary-ai-becomes-first-company-to-achieve-human-level-intelligence-in-general-purpose-robot/
2. **TechCrunch: Sanctuary AI Phoenix at Magna automotive plant, Aug 2023** · https://techcrunch.com/2023/08/15/sanctuary-ai-gets-its-humanoid-robot-phoenix-to-complete-tasks-at-a-magna-automotive-plant/

## Common questions

### What is the Phoenix deployment at Toronto?

Phoenix, built by Sanctuary AI, is recorded as a deployment at Toronto on the DEPLOY registry. Magna International operates the deployment.

### Who operates Phoenix at Toronto?

Magna International operates this deployment as a customer of Sanctuary AI, the manufacturer of Phoenix.

### When did the Phoenix deployment at Toronto go live?

The deployment is recorded as starting August 1, 2023 on the DEPLOY registry. Earlier activity may exist but is not yet sourced.

### Have there been incidents at the Phoenix deployment at Toronto?

No active incidents affecting this deployment are recorded on the DEPLOY registry. Absence of recorded incidents is not a guarantee no incident occurred; DEPLOY records only sourced incidents and suppresses retracted ones.


_API: GET /v1/robots/9b3917b8-30e3-4138-a2c3-6db39ed28c2c · feeds: GET /v1/feeds?deploymentId=9b3917b8-30e3-4138-a2c3-6db39ed28c2c · canonical URL: /deployments/sanctuary-phoenix-magna-canada_