Fastest humanoid robots
Top walking or running speed is a good proxy for how mature a robot's balance control is. Figures from the humanoidi.eu data layer (manufacturer declarations).
Sorting criterion: Top speed in m/s (descending)
- 1 RobotEra L7 On sale
CN · 2025
4 m/s — the fastest humanoid in the database (171 cm, 65 kg, 55 DOF). RobotEra's L7 is aimed at both industry and research.
- 2 ROBOTERA STAR1 Prototype
CN · 2024
3.6 m/s — STAR1 made its name sprinting across desert terrain. A sibling of the L7 with the same kinematics.
- 3 Fourier N1 On sale
CN · 2025
3.5 m/s — the N1 is Fourier's first fully open-source humanoid (130 cm, 38 kg), built on a light aluminium frame.
- 4 Noetix N2 On sale
CN · 2025
3.5 m/s — the N2 runs, jumps and does backflips, and finished second in the Beijing humanoid half-marathon.
- 5 Unitree H1 On sale
CN · 2023
3.3 m/s — the H1 held the walking-speed record among full-size humanoids for a long time (180 cm, 47 kg).
- 6 Tiangong (Tien Kung) Prototype
CN · 2024
2.78 m/s — Tiangong (Tien Kung) from the Beijing innovation centre, a reference open platform for endurance running.
- 7 MagicBot Z1 Prototype
CN · 2025
2.5 m/s — MagicBot Z1 (140 cm, 40 kg) combines decent speed with 24 DOF for industry and research.
- 8 Optimus Gen 2 Pilot
US · 2023
2.2 m/s — Optimus Gen 2 is tens of percent quicker than the early prototypes thanks to new actuators.