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Phoenix

humanoidpilotby Sanctuary AI
Price undisclosed

Sanctuary AI's Phoenix is a general-purpose humanoid combining a bipedal physical platform with the proprietary Carbon AI cognitive architecture.

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Manufacturer
Sanctuary AI
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
pilot
Lifecycle
active
Deployments
3
Website
sanctuary.ai ↗

The verified answer

As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies Phoenix, a humanoid by Sanctuary AI (pilot): 3 verified deployments on record. 11 sources back the record.

Overview

Sanctuary AI's Phoenix is a general-purpose humanoid combining a bipedal physical platform with the proprietary Carbon AI cognitive architecture. The Gen 6 specification (May 2023, the last published numerical sheet) describes a robot standing 170 cm tall, weighing 70 kg, with 20-DOF hands, 25 kg payload, and 1.34 m/s top speed.

Commercially piloted since May 2023 at Canadian Tire and Mark's retail locations, and subsequently with Magna International (2024) and an unnamed global Tier 1 automotive supplier (wire plug insertion at 99.5-plus percent success rate, 2026). Gen 8 was announced January 2025 as the current data-collection generation.

Verified vs. claimed

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

Drive type

Bipedal

Autonomy level

Teleoperation-primary

Sensor suite

Tactile sensing

Generation

Phoenix Generation 8

Specs

Hand dof

20

Ai system

Carbon AI

Autonomy modes

directly piloted, pilot-assist, supervised autonomous

Current generation

Gen 8 (announced January 2025)

First commercial pilot

Canadian Tire/Marks, Langley BC, May 2023

Sourced specs

Individual specifications, each with its own source and date.

SpecValueSource
Height170 cmclaimedPhoenix — Sanctuary AI official product page
Max speed1.34 m/sclaimedPhoenix — Sanctuary AI official product page
Payload25 kgclaimedPhoenix — Sanctuary AI official product page
Weight70 kgclaimedPhoenix — Sanctuary AI official product page

To scale

Human175 cmPhoenix170 cm (5'7") · 70 kg

Data & sources

Press releases

4

News coverage

4

Web sources

3

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Availability and pricing

Availability
Announced, no date
Price
Not publicly disclosed
Units in field
Not disclosed
Sales model
Not disclosed
Lead time
Not disclosed

Accountability: Sanctuary AI has a Claim Integrity of 0% (0 of 3 public claims verified). See the industry ledger.

Pricing

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

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Deployments (3)

  • Phoenix at Langley, BC, Canadapilot

    First commercial humanoid deployment at Mark's store in Langley BC (Canadian Tire subsidiary).

  • Phoenix at Langley, BC, Canadapilot

    Sanctuary AI's fifth-generation robot (pre-Phoenix) deployed at a Mark's retail store in Langley, BC, as part of partnership with Canadian Tire Corporation.

  • Phoenix at Torontopilot

    Sanctuary AI's Phoenix humanoid robot was deployed at a Magna International automotive manufacturing facility in August 2023, where it was reported to complete tasks at the plant.

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Phoenix on the deployment map

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Deployment-verified media (1)

PRIMARY SOURCE
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.

From deployment: Toronto

Manufacturer-attributed media (1)

Manufacturer-supplied media at the model level. Not tied to an independently verified named-site deployment. Verification posture is product-showcase from the maker, distinct from the deployment-verified evidence in the section above.

Runs on (1)

  • Carbonfoundation-model · commercial

Supply chain (1)

Compute / semiconductor

  • NVIDIANVIDIA GH200 Grace Hopper Superchip + Isaac GR00T humanoid training platformsupplies

Suppliers appear here when verified with at least two strong sources (maker-official / IR / regulatory / standards-body / verified tier-2). Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history.

Safety record

No incidents on record for Phoenix.

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

Sources (11)

  1. https://www.sanctuary.ai/news/
  2. https://www.therobotreport.com/sanctuary-ai-showing-new-dexterity-with-in-hand-manipulation-skills/
  3. https://www.bctechnology.com/news/2026/6/1/Zeon-Invests-in-Vancouver-based-Sanctuary-AI.cfm
  4. https://www.bctechnology.com/news/2025/5/6/Sanctuary-AI-Says-it-Leads-Industry-in-Controlling-Advanced-Robotic-Hands-Using-Reinforcement-Learning.cfm
  5. https://www.therobotreport.com/sanctuary-ais-latest-phoenix-humanoid-can-learn-tasks-in-24-hours/
  6. https://www.sanctuary.ai/blog/sanctuary-ai-closes-75-million-series-a-funding
  7. https://www.therobotreport.com/sanctuary-ai-obtains-canadian-funding-general-purpose-humanoid-development/
  8. Sanctuary AI Unveils Phoenix, a Humanoid General Purpose Robot Designed for Work · https://sanctuary.ai/news/sanctuary-ai-unveils-phoenix-a-humanoid-general-purpose-robot-designed-for-work/ · 2023-05-16
  9. Sanctuary AI Deploys First Humanoid General Purpose Robot Commercially · https://www.sanctuary.ai/blog/sanctuary-ai-deploys-first-humanoid-general-purpose-robot-commercially · 2023-05-25
  10. Sanctuary AI's latest Phoenix humanoid can learn tasks in under 24 hours · https://www.therobotreport.com/sanctuary-ai-latest-phoenix-humanoid-can-learn-tasks-in-24-hours/ · 2024-04-02
  11. Sanctuary AI Releases New Generation of AI Robots for High-Quality Data Capture · https://sanctuary.ai/news/sanctuary-ai-releases-new-generation-of-ai-robots-for-high-quality-data-capture/ · 2025-01-07

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Common questions

What is Phoenix?
Sanctuary AI's Phoenix is a general-purpose humanoid combining a bipedal physical platform with the proprietary Carbon AI cognitive architecture. The Gen 6 specification (May 2023, the last published numerical sheet) describes a robot standing 170 cm tall, weighing 70 kg, with 20-DOF hands, 25 kg payload, and 1.34 m/s top speed. Commercially piloted since May 2023 at Canadian Tire and Mark's retail locations, and subsequently with Magna International (2024) and an unnamed global Tier 1 automotive supplier (wire plug insertion at 99.5-plus percent success rate, 2026). Gen 8 was announced January 2025 as the current data-collection generation.
How much does Phoenix cost?
Phoenix's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Phoenix from Sanctuary AI. 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 Phoenix actually deployed in the real world?
Yes. Phoenix 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.
Is Phoenix autonomous or teleoperated?
Not verified as fully autonomous. Phoenix's capabilities on the DEPLOY registry are recorded as teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-only, or vendor claims (Picks and packs), not independently confirmed to run without a human in the loop.
What are the specs of Phoenix?
Phoenix's recorded specifications on the DEPLOY registry: Height: 170 cm; Weight: 70 kg; Payload: 25 kg. See the Specs section for the full sourced set.
Who makes Phoenix?
Phoenix is made by Sanctuary AI, based in Vancouver, BC, Canada, founded in 2018.
Where is Phoenix deployed?
3 verified deployments of Phoenix are on the DEPLOY registry, including at Langley, BC, Canada, Toronto.
Can you buy Phoenix?
Phoenix is in pilot deployments with named customers and is not yet broadly for sale.
What AI powers Phoenix?
Phoenix runs Carbon. Each brain assignment is verified at the registry level via primary sources.
What are alternatives to Phoenix?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to Phoenix include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.
How does Phoenix compare to Walker S2?
Phoenix and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. Phoenix has 3 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Phoenix a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Phoenix ranks in roughly the top 7% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is Phoenix's maturity stage?
Phoenix 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 Phoenix safe?
Phoenix 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 · 11 sources (4 primary) · last reviewed 2026-07-04

Verification posture

Verified

High confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-07-04

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: pilot

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

4
primary-company-ir
Company IR disclosure
4
secondary-trade-publication
Trade publication
3
unclassified
Unclassified source

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

Methodology surface for Phoenix.

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