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Ameca vs Galaxea R1 in 2026

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

Key differences

On DEPLOY's record, Ameca is further along: at the commercial stage versus Galaxea R1 at the research stage, as of 2026.

Galaxea R1 has the lower recorded price.
Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 0).
Ameca is at the commercial stage; Galaxea R1 at the research stage.

Attribute	Ameca View full model page →	Galaxea R1 View full model page →
Manufacturer	Engineered Arts	Galaxea AI
Form factor	humanoid	humanoid
Maturity	commercial	research
Autonomy	—	◐ not independently verified
Availability	shipping-nowshipping	shipping-nowshipping
Price	$250,000 (actual sale price)	$39,999-$69,999 (actual sale price)
Capability claims	—	Picks and packs (demo-only, demonstrated-once)
Brain	—	—
Verified deployments	2Engineered Arts, Engineered Arts	0
Privacy practices	—	—
Sources on file	13	5

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Editorial summaries

Ameca

Ameca, from UK-based Engineered Arts, is the famous expressive humanoid: 61 actuated movements (27 DoF head/face plus 34 DoF upper body), 50+ facial expressions, and conversational AI via the Tritium software with LLM and speech integration (Generation 3 shown at ICRA 2025). It is a stationary communication and showpiece robot, not a mobile general-purpose worker.

It is commercially offered for purchase and rental at about $250,000. The expressiveness and conversation are real; what it is not is a walking, working humanoid.

Galaxea R1

Galaxea Dynamics sells the R1 humanoid directly through its own website, with the R1 Pro listed at $69,999 and the R1 Lite at $39,999. The product page states units are in stock and ship within 15 days. Price and availability are verified from the maker's own product page.

Common questions

How do Ameca and Galaxea R1 differ?

On DEPLOY's record, Ameca is further along: at the commercial stage versus Galaxea R1 at the research stage, as of 2026. Galaxea R1 has the lower recorded price. Ameca has more verified real-world deployments (2 vs 0). Ameca is at the commercial stage; Galaxea R1 at the research stage.

What is the difference between Ameca and Galaxea R1?

Ameca and Galaxea R1 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, Ameca or Galaxea R1?

Galaxea R1 has the lower recorded price on the DEPLOY registry than Ameca. Prices are sourced; see each record for whether the figure is a manufacturer target, an estimate, or an actual sale price.

Is Ameca or Galaxea R1 more autonomous?

On the DEPLOY registry, neither Ameca nor Galaxea R1 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.

Which has more verified deployments, Ameca or Galaxea R1?

Ameca has more verified deployments (2) on the DEPLOY registry than Galaxea R1 (0). DEPLOY counts a deployment only when confirmed at a named site with a primary source.

Recent coverage

Spain’s second S80 submarine conducts first static dive trialAmeca · Naval Technology · 2026-07-31
Navantia conducts first dive of 2nd S80 submarine ‘Narciso Monturiol’Ameca · Naval News · 2026-07-31
Robbyant Upgrades and Open-Sources LingBot-VLA 2.0 as a Next-Generation Universal Brain for Embodied AI - AOL.caGalaxea R1 · Google News · 2026-07-08
Robbyant Upgrades and Open-Sources LingBot-VLA 2.0 as a Next-Generation Universal Brain for Embodied AI - Business WireGalaxea R1 · Google News · 2026-07-08

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