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Which AI brains power humanoid robots?
Every AI brain on the DEPLOY registry with a verified integration into a humanoid robot. As of 2026-11-11, 19 brains qualify, 3 of them open.
| # | Brain | Architecture | Openness | Developer(s) | Humanoid makers using it | Humanoid models | Deployments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UnifoLM | world model | open | Unitree Robotics | Unitree Robotics | 5 | 20 |
| 2 | Genie Operator-1 (GO-1) | foundation model | closed | AgiBot | AgiBot | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | UBTech BrainNet (Thinker) | foundation model | closed | UBTech Robotics | UBTech Robotics | 3 | 24 |
| 4 | GR00T N1 (Isaac GR00T) | foundation model | open | NVIDIA | Agility Robotics, Hexagon | 2 | 16 |
| 5 | 1X World Model | world model | closed | 1X Technologies | 1X Technologies | 2 | 10 |
| 6 | Redwood AI | foundation model | closed | 1X Technologies | 1X Technologies | 2 | 7 |
| 7 | Helix (and Helix-02) | foundation model | closed | Figure AI | Figure AI | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Mentee Brain | foundation model | closed | Mentee Robotics | Mentee Robotics | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Atlas-Gemini | foundation model | closed | Google DeepMind, Boston Dynamics | Boston Dynamics | 1 | 7 |
| 10 | Gemini Robotics | foundation model | closed | Google DeepMind | Apptronik | 1 | 6 |
| 11 | Carbon | foundation model | closed | Sanctuary AI | Sanctuary AI | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | Grok (xAI) | foundation model | closed | xAI | Tesla | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Tesla FSD-Bot | foundation model | closed | Tesla | Tesla | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | GraspVLA (Galbot) | foundation model | closed | Galbot | Galbot | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | Neuraverse Cognitive Stack | os layer | closed | NEURA Robotics | NEURA Robotics | 1 | 2 |
| 16 | IntEngine (IntBot) | foundation model | closed | IntBot | IntBot | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | RobotEra ERA-42 | foundation model | closed | Robot Era | Robot Era | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | VLT (XPENG VLA / VLA 2.0) | foundation model | open | XPeng Robotics | XPeng Robotics | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Mi-Sense (Xiaomi) | research model | closed | Xiaomi | Xiaomi | 1 | 0 |
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Rebuilt every 15 minutes from brains × model_brains where the model’s form_factor is humanoid. Every row is at least one integration on record; third-party research adjacencies are excluded.