Buying guide
Ameca vs Galaxea R1 in 2026
Comparing 2 humanoid robots across availability, pricing, capabilities, and verified deployments. Current as of 2026.
Key differences
- 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 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Manufacturer | Engineered Arts | Galaxea AI |
| Form factor | humanoid | humanoid |
| Maturity | commercial | research |
| Autonomy | — | — |
| Availability | shipping-nowshipping | shipping-nowshipping |
| Price | $250,000 (actual sale price) | $39,999-$69,999 (actual sale price) |
| Capability claims | — | — |
| Brain | — | — |
| Verified deployments | 2Computer History Museum, Museum of the Future | 0 |
| Privacy practices | — | — |
| Sources on file | 11 | 4 |
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
- 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.
- 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.
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