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Robot model

FRIDAY

Wheeled humanoid robot standing 176cm tall with 64 degrees of freedom across head, arms, hands, waist, and mobile base.

Manufacturer
Holiday Robotics
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
2

The verified answer

As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies FRIDAY, a humanoid by Holiday Robotics (pilot): 2 verified deployments on record. 1 source back the record.

Overview

Wheeled humanoid robot standing 176cm tall with 64 degrees of freedom across head, arms, hands, waist, and mobile base. 40 of 64 DOF are dedicated to dexterous hands with full-palm tactile sensors (0.05N sensitivity, 1900Hz refresh). Designed for repetitive industrial tasks in automotive manufacturing, semiconductor production, and logistics. Hot-swappable batteries for 24/7 operation. Target price ~$67,000.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
pilot(Small-scale deployment in controlled or trial conditions.)
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Key facts

Height

176cm

Weight

115kg (66kg mobile base)

Degrees of freedom

64 total, 40 in hands

Hand DOF

20-DoF per hand, 500g weight

Tactile sensing

Full-palm, 0.05N sensitivity, 1900Hz refresh rate

Arm payload

5kg per arm, 20kg proximal

Max speed

1.9m/s (wheeled base)

Battery

Hot-swappable for 24/7 operation

Target price

~KRW 100M (~$67,000)

Specs

Dof

20

Height cm

176

Weight kg

115

Payload kg

5

Operating speed ms

1.9

To scale

Human175 cmFRIDAY176 cm (5'9") · 115 kg

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for FRIDAY. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

Deployments (2)

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Safety record

No incidents on record for FRIDAY.

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Sources (1)

  1. https://www.rockingrobots.com/holiday-robotics-raises-103-million-to-move-humanoid-into-industrial-production/

Common questions

What is FRIDAY?
Wheeled humanoid robot standing 176cm tall with 64 degrees of freedom across head, arms, hands, waist, and mobile base. 40 of 64 DOF are dedicated to dexterous hands with full-palm tactile sensors (0.05N sensitivity, 1900Hz refresh). Designed for repetitive industrial tasks in automotive manufacturing, semiconductor production, and logistics. Hot-swappable batteries for 24/7 operation. Target price ~$67,000.
How much does FRIDAY cost?
FRIDAY's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for FRIDAY from Holiday Robotics. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is FRIDAY actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. FRIDAY is independently verified in real-world operation on the DEPLOY registry, confirmed at named deployment sites with primary sources: not a concept, render, or demo-only.
What are the specs of FRIDAY?
FRIDAY's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Degrees of freedom: 20; Height: 176 cm; Weight: 115 kg; Payload: 5 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes FRIDAY?
FRIDAY is made by Holiday Robotics, based in Seoul, South Korea, founded in 2024.
Where is FRIDAY deployed?
2 verified deployments of FRIDAY are on the DEPLOY registry, including at South Korea, Asia, United States (multiple hotel chains).
Can you buy FRIDAY?
FRIDAY is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What are alternatives to FRIDAY?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to FRIDAY include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.
How does FRIDAY compare to Walker S2?
FRIDAY and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. FRIDAY has 2 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is FRIDAY a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, FRIDAY ranks in roughly the top 28% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is FRIDAY's maturity stage?
FRIDAY is at the pilot stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Pilot stage means at least one named-customer trial deployment is verified.
Is FRIDAY safe?
FRIDAY 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 2026-08-09

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-08-09

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for FRIDAY.

Recent coverage

FRIDAY in third-party press