# Adam

Manufacturer: [PNDbotics](/companies/pndbotics)  
Category: humanoid

## Summary

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.

## Top line

> Adam is preorder open at $45,000 (manufacturer target), no capability claims are on file, the model has no verified field deployments in the registry, and no incidents are on record.

## Readiness

- **Availability** (preorder-open): Preorder open.
- **Price honesty** (manufacturer-target): One price on file: $45,000 (manufacturer target).
- **Capability honesty** (no-claims): No reviewed capability claims on file for Adam.
- **Real-world use** (research): Maturity: research. No verified deployments in the registry.
- **Safety record** (no-incidents): No incidents on record. No verified deployments either.

## What it claims to do

_No reviewed capability claims on file._

## Price

- $45,000, _manufacturer-target_ ([PNDbotics (Adam-U pre-order)](https://pndbotics.com/)) _as of 2025-06-01_

## Real-world use

_No verified deployments on file for Adam._

## Safety record

_No incidents on record. No verified deployments either, so the absence is uninformative._

## Privacy

_No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Adam._

## Specs

- **notes**: [{"label":"Verified","value":"PNDbotics (founded 2023; HQ Beijing/Haidian, with a Ningbo subsidiary) is a full-stack humanoid startup developing its own PSA quasi-direct-drive actuators, control unit (RCU), and BMS. The Adam humanoid appeared at CES, WAIC 2025, and on CGTN's 2026 Spring Festival Gala; an Apr 2026 video showed outdoor stair navigation. Adam is sold/pre-ordered primarily as a developer/research platform to labs."},{"label":"Maturity = research","value":"Public evidence is demos (music/conducting, dance, stairs, gala) = STATED capability claims; Adam is sold as a dev/research kit, not deployed at customers. The Tianyong Engineering automotive 'deployment' is forward-looking intent ('will integrate'), no units/sites/dates. No third-party customer runs Adam in production. maturityStage=research (commercial signal is dev-kit sales, not operational deployment)."},{"label":"Claimed but NOT verified","value":"Any operational/production deployment (Tianyong is intent-only); exact funding ('tens of millions'); a Tianjin plant producing 'hundreds of units annually' (plan, not output); demo capabilities (autonomous conducting, untethered stair reliability) as repeatable field performance; a single canonical named founder (not consistently sourced in English); spec consistency across variants (25-43 DoF / 60-63 kg vary by source)."}]
- **specs**: Adam: ~1.6-1.67 m, ~60-63 kg; variants Adam Lite (~25 DoF), Adam/Adam SP (~41-43 DoF), Adam-U (teleop/research), Adam Pro. V-shaped hip, 3-DoF waist, PSA quasi-direct-drive actuators (~360 Nm peak), 5-finger hands (6 DoF/hand), ~5 kg payload. Adam-U pre-order ~$45k (research institutions).
- **formFactor**: humanoid (full-size bipedal humanoid; full-stack in-house actuators)

## What's under the hood

_No brain on file for Adam._

## Frequently asked questions

### Is the Adam actually available for purchase?

Preorder open for Adam.

_Source: [PNDbotics Adam outdoor stair-navigation demo (Apr 2026)](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/from-lab-to-pavement-pndbotics-adam-humanoid-demonstrates-real-world-stair-navigation)._

### What does the Adam cost?

Adam costs $45,000 one-time (manufacturer target).

_Source: [PNDbotics (Adam-U pre-order)](https://pndbotics.com/)._

### Where is the Adam being used?

No verified field deployments on record.

### Is the Adam safe?

No incidents on record, but with no verified field deployments either, the absence is uninformative.

### How does the Adam handle privacy?

No privacy practices disclosed or on file for Adam.

### Who makes the Adam?

Adam is made by PNDbotics, based in Beijing, China.

_Source: [PNDbotics Adam outdoor stair-navigation demo (Apr 2026)](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/from-lab-to-pavement-pndbotics-adam-humanoid-demonstrates-real-world-stair-navigation)._

## Manufacturer

- [PNDbotics (https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/from-lab-to-pavement-pndbotics-adam-humanoid-demonstrates-real-world-stair-navigation)](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/from-lab-to-pavement-pndbotics-adam-humanoid-demonstrates-real-world-stair-navigation)

## Compared to

- [Walker S2](/consumer/models/ubtech-walker-s2)
- [PAL TALOS](/consumer/models/pal-talos)
- [AgiBot Yuanzheng A2](/consumer/models/agibot-yuanzheng-a2)

## Sources

1. [PNDbotics Adam outdoor stair-navigation demo (Apr 2026)](https://www.humanoidsdaily.com/news/from-lab-to-pavement-pndbotics-adam-humanoid-demonstrates-real-world-stair-navigation)
2. [Tianyong Engineering + PNDbotics partnership (intent; auto-production integration)](https://news.metal.com/newscontent/103540099/Tianyong-Engineering-partners-with-PNDBotics-to-accelerate-humanoid-robot-deployment-in-China)
3. [Adam humanoid debuts at a music festival in China (conducting/performance demo)](https://newatlas.com/ai-humanoids/pndbotics-adam-humanoid-robot/)
4. [Adam SP spec profile (~1.67 m, ~62 kg, ~41 DoF, PSA actuators ~360 Nm)](https://humanoid.guide/product/adamsp/)
5. [PNDbotics official site (Adam variants; full-stack actuators/RCU/BMS)](https://www.pndbotics.com/)
6. [PNDbotics (Adam-U pre-order)](https://pndbotics.com/) · 2025-06-01

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