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Robot model

Alex

All-custom, all-electric upper-body humanoid robot with arms and multiple degrees of freedom designed for workforce transformation in manufacturing, logistics,…

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Manufacturer
Boardwalk Robotics
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
prototype
Lifecycle
active

Verified profile

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    Sources on record

  • 0

    Tracked changes

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Overview

All-custom, all-electric upper-body humanoid robot with arms and multiple degrees of freedom designed for workforce transformation in manufacturing, logistics, and maintenance. Uses PSYONIC Ability Hands for dexterous manipulation. Funded by the Office of Naval Research.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
prototype(Demo-capable; limited or one-off public appearances.)
Verified deployments
None on file
Sources on file
1 source, view all

No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Alex.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.ihmc.us/news20251119/

Common questions

What is Alex?
All-custom, all-electric upper-body humanoid robot with arms and multiple degrees of freedom designed for workforce transformation in manufacturing, logistics, and maintenance. Uses PSYONIC Ability Hands for dexterous manipulation. Funded by the Office of Naval Research.
Who makes Alex?
Alex is made by Boardwalk Robotics, based in Pensacola, FL, founded in 2017.
Where is Alex deployed?
No verified deployments of Alex are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
What is Alex's maturity stage?
Alex is at the prototype stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Prototype stage means demonstrations exist but commercial readiness is not yet established.
Is Alex safe?
Alex has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-02

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-02

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: prototype

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

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Methodology surface for Alex.

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