Laborer C1
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Laborer C1 is a compact bipedal humanoid from Glroad in Wuhan, built for guiding and service work with multimodal interaction. It is the service member of Glroad's Laborer family, alongside the heavy-load Laborer M1, and was launched at the World Robot Conference in Beijing in August 2026. C1 stands 137.1 cm tall and weighs 38 kg, with 21 degrees of freedom: six in each leg, one in the waist and four in each arm (expandable). Joints with dual encoders deliver up to 150 N·m of peak torque, and it can move at more than 2 m/s. An NVIDIA Orin NX computer (100/157 TOPS) runs its perception and interaction, drawing on a depth camera, LiDAR, a 6-axis IMU, an interactive screen and a microphone array with a 5 W speaker. It understands natural speech, recognizes visual gestures and can follow visitors as a tour guide. A 10 Ah battery gives about 2 hours of walking or 4 hours standing, and it works from -20°C to 60°C. Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.2 and 4G/5G connect it, and Glroad supports a handheld remote and secondary development. It has already worked in retail stores, schools and on a Wuhan cruise ship.
Quick Overview & Key Facts
Laborer C1 is a humanoid robot made by Glroad in China, launched in 2026 and built for exhibition and showroom tours, retail store greeting and shopping guidance, and cultural-tourism guiding. Its estimated price is USD 70,000.
- Dimensions
- Height 137.1 cm (4 ft 6 in); arm length 57.9 cm
- Weight
- 38 kg (84 lb)
- Mobility
- Bipedal (legged) humanoid
- Top speed
- More than 2 m/s
- Handles
- Not publicly disclosed
- Battery runtime
- About 2 hours walking or 4 hours standing
- Sensors
- Depth camera, LiDAR, 6-axis IMU, dual joint encoders and microphone array
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Laborer C1 Capabilities
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Glroad shows the C1 humanoid at the 2026 World Robot Conference in Beijing and formally launches it as a new member of its Laborer family.
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After a cultural-tourism embodied-AI alliance meeting in Wuhan, C1 and the Laborer family start work as guides aboard the Guqin cruise ship.
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Laborer C1 vs Walker C1, KEENON XMAN-L1, Walker C and CyberOne 2026 Version
Laborer C1 overlaps with these alternatives on Receptionist and Retail. Laborer C1 leads this group on max speed and weight.
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| Spec | Laborer C1Glroad | Walker C1UBTECH Robotics | KEENON XMAN-L1KEENON Robotics | Walker CUBTECH Robotics | CyberOne 2026 VersionXiaomi Robotics Lab |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industries | |||||
| Receptionist | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Retail | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No |
| Entertainment and events | Yes | No | Yes | No | No |
| Public services | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Capabilities | |||||
| Gesture recognition | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Navigation | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Walking | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Perception | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |
| Max Speed | 2 m/s | 0.83 m/s | 1 m/s | 1.67 m/s | 2 m/s |
| Runtime | 120 min | 120 min | 90–120 min | 120 min | 2.5 h |
| Weight | 38 kg | 50 kg | 38 kg | 43 kg | 52 kg |
| Released | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | 2026 |
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Laborer M1
Manufactured by Glroad
Laborer M1 is a full-size bipedal humanoid built for heavy physical work by Glroad, a Wuhan company that began in power-grid monitoring and precision motion control. Glroad calls it the first 50 kg-class heavy-load humanoid in its industry: its two arms can carry about 50 kg together, and it keeps walking steadily while adjusting its posture as the load shifts. The robot stands about 187 cm tall and weighs about 86 kg, and listings give it a walking speed of about 4 km/h and about 2 hours per charge. Its arms have seven joints each and its integrated joints are described as delivering high torque in short bursts, with a peak of about 430 N·m and dual encoders, while cushioning impacts and managing heat. A depth camera in the head maps surroundings and recognises targets. Hardware-level safety redundancy, fault self-diagnosis and millisecond emergency braking are described as safeguards. Glroad aims it at industrial heavy-load handling and custom jobs across industries, as the heavy-duty member of its Laborer family alongside the C1 guide humanoid.
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Q1. What is Laborer C1, and what problem is it designed to solve?
Laborer C1 is a compact walking humanoid from Glroad in Wuhan. It greets, guides and talks with visitors so venues can offer engaging, always-available service.
Q2. What are the main capabilities and key features of Laborer C1?
It walks and moves nimbly on two legs, holds natural spoken conversations, recognizes hand gestures, shows information on its screen, navigates precisely and can follow visitors around as a guide.
Q3. Who is Laborer C1 built for, and which industries can benefit from it?
It is built for stores, showrooms, tourist sites, schools and events that want a friendly robot host or guide.
Q4. Is Laborer C1 a commercial product or still a research prototype?
It is a commercial product. Glroad launched it in 2026 and it is already working in stores, schools and on a cruise ship.
Q5. Is Laborer C1 currently available for purchase, and when is it expected to ship?
Yes, Glroad sells it to businesses and organizations and quotes prices on request.
Q6. How does Laborer C1 actually work in real-world environments?
It sees with a depth camera and LiDAR, keeps its balance with an inertial sensor, listens and speaks through a microphone array and speaker, and runs its AI on an onboard NVIDIA computer.
Q7. When was Laborer C1 announced or officially launched?
Glroad launched it at the World Robot Conference in Beijing in the summer of 2026.
Q8. How is Laborer C1 different from other robots in the same category?
It focuses on service and interaction in a small, light body, while sharing the industrial-grade motion base used across Glroad's Laborer family.
Q9. Does Laborer C1 require additional development or customization after purchase?
It works out of the box for guiding and conversation, and Glroad offers quick customization of speech, motions and functions, plus secondary development and a handheld remote.
Q10. What is the future roadmap or planned upgrades for Laborer C1?
Glroad keeps adding new jobs for it, from retail and campus shows to cultural tourism, and its arms can be expanded with more joints.
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