Sprout
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Sprout by Fauna Robotics is a compact, lightweight humanoid robot designed for safe human interaction and developer-friendly applications in research, education, and commercial development. Standing at 107 cm tall and weighing 22.7 kg, it features 29 degrees of freedom for full-body articulation, including 6 DoF arms with floor-to-countertop reach, 5 DoF compliant legs for low-impact bipedal locomotion, and a 2 DoF neck for expressive gaze. Equipped with NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin compute, ZED 2i stereoscopic vision, time-of-flight sensors, IMU, microphone array, and a full-color 360-degree facial LED array with motorized eyebrows, Sprout enables out-of-the-box mapping, navigation, voice interaction, walking, kneeling, crawling, jumping, dancing, and fall recovery. Its soft deformable exterior, back-drivable motors, and dedicated safety subsystem ensure collaborative operation in shared human spaces, while swappable batteries provide 3-3.5 hours runtime and LEGO-compatible customization fosters modular innovation in manipulation, task planning, and human-robot interaction.
Quick Overview & Key Facts
Sprout is a humanoid robot made by Fauna Robotics in United States, launched in 2026 and built for household chores, manipulation research, and task planning. Its estimated price is USD 50,000 (Creator Edition). Featured in “Top 10 Humanoid Robot Launches of 2026 So Far (as of June 12)” and “Major Humanoid Robots Launched in Q1 2026 (January–March)”.
- Dimensions
- 107 x 38 x 25 cm (Standing Height: 1070 mm)
- Weight
- 22.7 kg (50 lbs)
- Mobility
- Legged (bipedal walking)
- Top speed
- 0.8 m/s (approx. 2.8 km/h)
- Handles
- Small household objects, lightweight retail goods.
- Battery runtime
- 3–3.5 hours
- Charging time
- 2 hours
- Sensors
- ZED 2i stereoscopic vision, 4x time-of-flight sensors, torso IMU, directional four-microphone array, dual high-fidelity speakers
- Operating environment
- Indoor
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Real-World Applications of Sprout
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Fauna Robotics emerges from stealth and launches Sprout, a 3.5 ft, 29-degree-of-freedom developer humanoid at $50,000, with Disney and Boston Dynamics as early customers.
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Sprout vs Walker C1, CyberOne 2026 Version, T1 Standard Humanoid and AgiBot X2
Sprout overlaps with these alternatives on Hospitality and Public services; only Sprout is tagged for Household help. Sprout leads this group on weight but trails on max speed.
Industries and capabilities are tags, not scores: a tick means the robot is listed for it. Green marks the best figure in a row (highest max speed and runtime; lowest weight). Ranges are not ranked.
| Spec | SproutFauna Robotics | Walker C1UBTECH Robotics | CyberOne 2026 VersionXiaomi Robotics Lab | T1 Standard HumanoidBooster Robotics | AgiBot X2AgiBot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Industries | |||||
| Hospitality | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Public services | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Retail | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes |
| Household help | Yes | No | No | No | No |
| Capabilities | |||||
| Grasping | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Human-robot interaction | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Object manipulation | Yes | No | No | No | Yes |
| Object recognition | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes |
| Max Speed | 0.8 m/s | 0.83 m/s | 2 m/s | 0.5 m/s | 1.8 m/s |
| Runtime | 3–3.5 h | 120 min | 2.5 h | 120 min | 120 min |
| Weight | 22.7 kg | 50 kg | 52 kg | 30 kg | 35 kg |
| Released | 2026 | 2026 | 2026 | 2025 | 2025 |
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Q1. What is Sprout, and what problem is it designed to solve?
Sprout is a lightweight humanoid robot developed by Fauna Robotics. According to the manufacturer, it addresses safety challenges in shared human environments through compliant control, soft exteriors, and reduced kinetic energy.
Q2. What are the main capabilities and key features of Sprout?
Sprout includes out-of-the-box walking, kneeling, mapping, navigation, and voice interaction. Key features encompass stereoscopic vision, time-of-flight sensors, and a modular AI architecture for developer integration.
Q3. Who is Sprout built for, and which industries can benefit from it?
Sprout targets researchers, educators, and commercial developers. It suits applications in social interaction, service tasks, and entertainment in human-shared spaces.
Q4. Is Sprout a commercial product or still a research prototype?
Sprout is a commercial developer platform, available as the Creator Edition. Fauna Robotics positions it as ready for research and application development rather than a prototype.
Q5. Is Sprout currently available for purchase, and when is it expected to ship?
As of 2026, Sprout is available for purchase through Fauna Robotics for researchers and developers. Shipping follows request quotes and distributor fulfillment.
Q6. How does Sprout actually work in real-world environments?
Sprout operates via onboard NVIDIA Jetson compute for perception and planning, with compliant motor policies for low-impact locomotion and obstacle avoidance using integrated sensors.
Q7. When was Sprout announced or officially launched?
Fauna Robotics announced and launched Sprout in 2024. Availability for developers began at that time from U.S.-based production.
Q8. How is Sprout different from other robots in the same category?
Unlike industrial humanoids, Sprout emphasizes a compact 1.07-meter height, soft deformable panels, and expressive facial features for safe, approachable operation in proximity to people.
Q9. Does Sprout require additional development or customization after purchase?
Sprout provides core APIs and pre-trained policies, but supports further customization via its modular software stack and LEGO-compatible interfaces for developer applications.
Q10. What is the future roadmap or planned upgrades for Sprout?
Fauna Robotics has announced plans to expand Sprout's capabilities toward broader adoption in shared environments, with ongoing support for software enhancements and scalability.
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