Astribot is bringing its T1 humanoid robot to North America for the first time at IROS 2026 in Pittsburgh, presenting a robotics platform that combines the company’s Lumo artificial intelligence models, embodied operating system and cable-driven hardware.
The Shenzhen-based physical AI company is demonstrating the T1 at the conference, which runs through October 1 at the David L. Lawrence Convention Center. Astribot has developed the robot under what it calls a “Design for AI” approach, in which AI models, software and robotic hardware are developed as parts of an integrated system.
Astribot’s Lumo model family is intended to connect AI reasoning with actions performed by robots in physical environments. Lumo-1 introduced the company’s Reasoning-Action Foundation Model approach, while its subsequent Lumo-2 development focuses on latent world-action modeling for more complex physical tasks.
Using the Lumo-2 base model, the T1 has demonstrated autonomous sorting of miscellaneous objects into a backpack, including manipulation of deformable items. Astribot said it is training Lumo-2 to handle additional household tasks, with further capabilities dependent on additional model training.
The company is also developing an embodied operating system to connect its AI models with robots, users and physical environments. Developers using the T1 have access to software development kits and APIs covering functions including joint control, Cartesian motion, whole-body coordination and sensor data.
Astribot OS includes software packages and skill libraries for combining robotic functions and agent-based behaviors. The company is also developing a natural-language interface intended to generate deployable robot applications from written requirements.
Astribot said 15 teams used the T1 to develop and demonstrate more than 10 applications within 36 hours at its second Astribot OS Hackathon in Beijing, which concluded September 21.
The T1 stands about 1.55 meters tall and weighs approximately 66 kilograms. It has 23 degrees of freedom, excluding end effectors, and can carry payloads of up to 5 kilograms per arm. Its cable-driven architecture is designed for manipulation, compliant physical interaction and high-speed movement.
The robot also supports automatic charging and quick battery replacement. Its modular design allows users to install different end effectors, computing modules and sensors depending on the intended application.
Astribot does not describe the T1 as learning autonomously in real time while deployed. Instead, the company collects multimodal data from robot operation and teleoperation, processes and curates the data, retrains models including Lumo-2 and deploys updated capabilities through over-the-air updates or on-site installation and calibration. Customers can also collect data for dedicated model training or during autonomous task execution.
Astribot is positioning the T1 as a platform for researchers, developers and other robotics applications. The system includes developer interfaces, VR-based teleoperation and the company’s AI software. U.S. pricing starts at $18,000, and Astribot said the T1 is available for order in the United States with immediate delivery.
