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Ameca vs Phoenix 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 Phoenix at the pilot stage, as of 2026.

  • Ameca is at the commercial stage; Phoenix at the pilot stage.
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Ameca (Engineered Arts). Image by Willy Jackson, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata Q114350510). Re-hosted on the DEPLOY blob store from the Commons original.
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Sanctuary AI Phoenix humanoid robot manipulating objects on a table during a timed demonstration. Still from the official Sanctuary AI video "Phoenix at Human-Equivalent Speed" (2024).
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ManufacturerEngineered ArtsSanctuary AI
Form factorhumanoidhumanoid
Maturitycommercialpilot
Autonomy—◐ not independently verified
Availabilityshipping-nowshippingannounced-no-dateannounced
Price$250,000 (actual sale price)Not announced
Capability claims—
  • Picks and packs (teleoperated-assisted, demonstrated-once)
Brain—
Verified deployments2Engineered Arts, Engineered Arts2Sanctuary AI, Sanctuary AI
Privacy practices——
Sources on file1317

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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.

Phoenix

Phoenix is an emerging-stage research humanoid from Sanctuary AI, the Canadian company (Geordie Rose, Suzanne Gildert) pursuing a cognitive-architecture approach distinct from foundation-model peers. There is no consumer product, price, or availability on record; the editorial position is honest-absence.

Common questions

How do Ameca and Phoenix differ?
On DEPLOY's record, Ameca is further along: at the commercial stage versus Phoenix at the pilot stage, as of 2026. Ameca is at the commercial stage; Phoenix at the pilot stage.
What is the difference between Ameca and Phoenix?
Ameca and Phoenix 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.
Is Ameca or Phoenix more autonomous?
On the DEPLOY registry, neither Ameca nor Phoenix 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 Phoenix?
Ameca and Phoenix each have 2 verified deployments on the DEPLOY registry (confirmed at named sites with primary sources).

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