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.

Readiness

Ameca is shipping now at $250,000 (actual sale price), no capability claims are on file, 2 verified deployments are on file, and no incidents are on record.

Availability

shipping-now

Shipping now.

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Price honesty

actual-sale-price

One price on file: $250,000 (actual sale price).

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Capability honesty

no-claims

No reviewed capability claims on file for Ameca.

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Real-world use

commercial

Maturity: commercial. 2 verified deployments in the registry.

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Safety record

no-incidents

No incidents on record. 2 verified deployments on file.

What it claims to do

No reviewed capability claims on file.

Price

• $250,000actual sale price · Engineered Arts (Ameca) ↗ · as of 2025-05-01

Real-world use

• Mountain View operated by Engineered Arts2024-11-20
• Dubai operated by Engineered Arts2022-10-10

Safety record

No incidents on record. 2 verified deployments on file.

Privacy

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Ameca.

Specs

dof

61

notes

• Verified: Engineered Arts (founded Oct 2004, Falmouth, Cornwall UK; founder Will Jackson) makes Ameca, an expressive stationary upper-body/face social humanoid for human-robot interaction, research, exhibition, and hospitality. First revealed Dec 2021, public debut CES Jan 2022, Gen 3 at ICRA 2025. Predecessor RoboThespian has a 50+ unit track record (NASA Kennedy, science museums).
• What it is NOT: Ameca is NOT a bipedal/locomotion or labor humanoid - it does NOT walk ('not yet mobile') and is explicitly outside the warehouse/factory labor-humanoid race. Will Jackson frames it around face-to-face interaction, not locomotion or payload.
• Maturity = commercial (niche): This is the one entity in the Wave-5 cohort that clears the commercial bar: named, independently verifiable museum/institution installs across multiple countries (National Robotarium Edinburgh, Museum of the Future Dubai, Computer History Museum, Deutsches Museum, Copernicus Science Center), a published ~$250k price, an active purchase/rental motion, and a multi-generation product. Commercial for the expressive-HRI/exhibition category, NOT general-purpose labor.
• Claimed but NOT verified: Exact total Ameca install count (the '50+' applies to RoboThespian, not Ameca); precise per-config pricing (only ~$250k has a named-quote source; the $100k-$500k range is secondary-blog); 'world's most advanced humanoid' (marketing superlative); future walking capability (stated in-development, not demonstrated).

specs

Ameca: 61 actuated movements (27 DoF head/face + 34 DoF upper body), 50+ facial expressions, ~187 cm, stationary; Tritium software with LLM/speech integration; Generation 3 shown at ICRA 2025. ~$250,000; offered for purchase AND rental.

ai_system

Tritium

height_cm

~187 cm

weight_kg

62

formFactor

humanoid (stationary expressive upper-body/face HRI humanoid; does NOT walk)

What's under the hood

No brain on file for Ameca.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Ameca actually available for purchase?

Yes, shipping now.Source: Ameca official product page (61 actuated movements; purchase + rental)

What does the Ameca cost?

Ameca costs $250,000 one-time (actual sale price).Source: Engineered Arts (Ameca)

Where is the Ameca being used?

Ameca is in use at: Mountain View operated by Engineered Arts (2024-11-20) and Dubai operated by Engineered Arts (2022-10-10).Source: Computer History Museum Unveils Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI Exhibit

Is the Ameca safe?

No incidents on record across 2 verified deployments.

How does the Ameca handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Ameca.

Who makes the Ameca?

Ameca is made by Engineered Arts, based in Falmouth, Cornwall, United Kingdom.Source: Ameca official product page (61 actuated movements; purchase + rental)

Video

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Sources

1. Ameca official product page (61 actuated movements; purchase + rental) · https://engineeredarts.com/robot/ameca/ ↗
2. Ameca (robot): reveal Dec 2021, CES Jan 2022; verified museum install base · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ameca_(robot) ↗
3. Engineered Arts (founded 2004, Falmouth UK; RoboThespian -> Mesmer -> Ameca lineage) · https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_Arts ↗
4. Ameca ~$250,000; does not walk (Will Jackson quotes) · https://www.uniladtech.com/news/worlds-most-advanced-humanoid-robot-368624-20241210 ↗
5. Humanoid robots for rent: Ameca rental model · https://www.axios.com/2022/05/24/humanoid-robots-rent-ameca-android ↗
6. Ameca Specs · https://engineeredarts.com/robots/ameca/specs ↗
7. Computer History Museum Unveils Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI Exhibit · https://computerhistory.org/press-releases/computer-history-museum-unveils-chatbots-decoded-exploring-ai-exhibit/ ↗ · 2024-11-20
8. Computer History Museum Unveils Chatbots Decoded: Exploring AI Exhibit · https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2024/11/20/2984668/28639/en/Computer-History-Museum-Unveils-Chatbots-Decoded-Exploring-AI-Exhibit.html ↗ · 2024-11-20
9. The Uncanny Valley: A Visit with Ameca at the Computer History Museum · https://dianawolftorres.substack.com/p/the-uncanny-valley-a-visit-with-ameca ↗
10. AI-powered humanoid robot Ameca joins Dubai's Museum of the Future · https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/technology/ai-powered-humanoid-robot-ameca-joins-dubais-museum-of-the-future ↗ · 2022-10-10
11. Dubai's Museum of the Future hires world's most advanced humanoid robot · https://blooloop.com/museum/news/dubai-museum-of-the-future-ameca-humanoid-robot/ ↗ · 2022-10-10
12. Museum of the Future debuts enhanced Ameca humanoid robot · https://blooloop.com/museum/news/museum-of-the-future-ameca-humanoid-robot/ ↗