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Clone Protoclone vs Adam in 2026

Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.

Key differences

  • Clone Protoclone has the lower recorded price.
Attribute
Protoclone: Bipedal Musculoskeletal Android V1
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Adam | Unity
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ManufacturerClone RoboticsPNDbotics
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturityresearchresearch
Autonomy—◐ not independently verified
Availabilitypreorder-openpreorderpreorder-openpreorder
Price$20,000 (manufacturer target)$45,000 (manufacturer target)
Capability claims—
  • Picks and packs (claimed-only, claimed)
Brain——
Verified deployments00
Privacy practices——
Sources on file87

Editorial summaries

Clone Protoclone

Clone Robotics is accepting reservations for the Clone Alpha, a limited first edition of 279 units, through its own website. No purchase price has been published. The reservation availability is verified from the maker's page; the price is not disclosed.

Adam

Adam, from China's PNDbotics, is a full-size humanoid (~1.6-1.67 m, ~60-63 kg) in several variants (Adam Lite, Adam/Adam SP, the teleop/research Adam-U, Adam Pro), with quasi-direct-drive actuators and five-finger hands. The research-focused Adam-U is offered to research institutions on pre-order at about $45,000; other variants have no published consumer price. DEPLOY classifies its maturity as research. A China deployment partnership (Tianyong) is stated, not yet a verified deployment.

Common questions

What is the difference between Clone Protoclone and Adam?
Clone Protoclone and Adam are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. They differ in maker, maturity, price, verified deployments, and how much of their autonomy is independently verified. See the table above for the full head-to-head; each figure is sourced.
Which is cheaper, Clone Protoclone or Adam?
Clone Protoclone has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Adam. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.
Is Clone Protoclone or Adam more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither Clone Protoclone nor Adam has capabilities independently verified as fully autonomous yet; their recorded capabilities are teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated, or vendor-claimed. See the table for each capability's verification status.

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