Industrial Applications
Editorial: a full-size research platform with 31 body joints, configured XHAND1 hands, documented combined 20 kg bent-arm load and public ROS2 / Isaac Lab tools. Relevant to supervised manipulation/control pilots; CES demos and generic logistics claims do not establish an accepted L7 production line or safe unguarded collaboration.
This editorial assessment concerns industrial buyer readiness. It is not an independent performance test.
| EU regulatory fit | Unknown |
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| Cybersecurity fit | Unknown |
| Serviceability fit | Unknown |
| Supply chain fit | Unknown |
Manipulation and Perception
55 FULL joints include 24 hand joints; 31 body=head 2, waist 3, arms 14, legs 12. Core 20 kg is COMBINED DUAL-ARM load with arms bent 90 degrees per brochure, not 20 kg per arm. 1660 mm armspan and 2.1 m workspace DIAMETER are not one-arm reach. XHAND1 has 12 active joints per hand; grip component ratings are separate.
Current page: depth/stereo vision, 3 D LiDAR, microphones/speakers, claimed 360 degree coverage; separate x86 80 TOPS and Orin 275 TOPS without precision basis. Current 65 kg EX hands versus January CES 70 kg unspecific mass scope is retained as a configuration gap; no assumed 5 kg hand mass.
SDK and Integration
Python joint/trajectory/ MPC / ServoPose and hand APIs in manufacturer developer environment. SDK explicitly ROS2 Humble/ CycloneDDS; exact host/firmware and teleop message versions must match. Official L7 Humanoid-Lab: Isaac Sim 5.1/ Isaac Lab 2.3.2, MuJoCo sim-to-sim and ROS2 real deployment. 29-DOF policy controls subset, not 55 full physical joints. Public repository rights are separate from firmware, model weights, commercial software and data. Match exact hardware, messages and supported firmware; not an independent safety controller.
| API type | Python joint/trajectory/ MPC / ServoPose and hand APIs in manufacturer developer environment |
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| Languages | Python SDK, C++ / ROS2 deployment and Python RL tooling |
| ROS support | SDK explicitly ROS2 Humble/ CycloneDDS; exact host/firmware and teleop message versions must match |
| Simulation | Official L7 Humanoid-Lab: Isaac Sim 5.1/ Isaac Lab 2.3.2, MuJoCo sim-to-sim and ROS2 real deployment. 29-DOF policy controls subset, not 55 full physical joints. |
| Offline operation | Complete motion, speech, AI, remote-support and telemetry offline scope unverified |
| Teleoperation | Exact delivered package, licence and supervision requirements must match order |
| Software updates | Firmware signing, patch support lifetime and rollback unverified |
| Documentation | Open documentation |
| Code examples | Open repository |
| Integration constraints | Public repository rights are separate from firmware, model weights, commercial software and data. Match exact hardware, messages and supported firmware; not an independent safety controller. |
No complete current whole-body hardware safety/warranty manual inspected. Component documentation and public source presence do not establish all product rights.
Safety Notes
No exact signed EU conformity dossier, independent stopping/fall envelope, safety-integrity rating or validated human-collaboration mode inspected. High joint torque, speed or hand load are not safe collaboration evidence. Follow delivered manual, physical test protection and system-level integration assessment; public ROS services are not a certified stop system.
Compliance and Certificates
| Standard | Status | Jurisdiction | Evidence |
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| CE marking | Unknown | European Union | No exact-model signed declaration and complete delivered configuration dossier inspected. For L7 / M7 / Q5, European seller promises a declaration; promise is not independent verification. |
| ISO 10218 review required | Requires buyer review | International | Engineering-review category only; no exact safety certificate or safe collaboration approval established. |
Commercial Readiness
| Pricing | November 2, 2026 access: seller Robot Distribution advertises from EUR 105,990 ex VAT, or from EUR 3,599/month RaaS. Manufacturer list price not verified; exact hand/compute/software, freight, installation, contract term and availability by written quote. Starting price and monthly service fee are different acquisition modes. |
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| Price range | 105990.00 EUR |
| Lead time | Needs verification |
| Availability regions | China manufacturer inquiry, Europe: Robot Distribution lists on order, purchase/rental/ RaaS |
| Spare parts | No independently inspected local inventory or repair response SLA. |
| Warranty | Exact whole-robot, battery, hand and regional warranty period/exclusions unverified. Public software/component licences are not hardware warranties. |
| Configuration and pricing basis | Seller advertised starting purchase price; ex VAT; exact quote required |
| Distributors and service | Robot Distribution seller claims European stock, parts/repair/training and supplied EU declaration. Actual OEM appointment, signed declaration, stock and service SLA not inspected. |
No public exhibition, company order book or aggregate component count treated as delivered robot fleet.
Specifications
| Height | 1710 mm |
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| Weight | 65.00 kg |
| Payload | 20.00 kg |
| Runtime | Unknown |
| Battery and runtime conditions | Maker 60 V 15 Ah pack; no exact single-pack runtime, charge curve or hot swap guarantee verified. Nominal capacity is not a measured task endurance. Core 65 kg explicitly EXCLUDES dexterous hands; pack mass scope unstated. |
| Degrees of freedom | 55 |
| Max speed | 4.00 m/s |
| Joint count scope | 55 FULL including 24 hand joints; 31 body. L 7 Lab 29-DOF policy excludes other physical joints; control subset is not full robot count. Source ↗ |
| Armspan versus workspace | 1660 mm armspan; 2.1 m operation-space DIAMETER. Neither is 2.1 m per-arm reach. Source ↗ |
| Dual-arm payload | 20 kg COMBINED, arms bent 90 degrees per brochure; not per arm. Exact continuous load/duty/moment curve unverified. Source ↗ |
Sources and Further Reading
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Current L7 full-body product matrix ↗
ROBOTERA · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Rendered maker table: 1710 mm, 65 kg EXCLUDING hands, 55 full joints INCLUDING two 12-joint hands; 31 body joints. Dual-arm 20 kg, 4 m/s running, 400 Nm knee peak, 25 rad/s, 60 V 15 Ah. x86 80 TOPS plus Orin 275 TOPS are separate processor claims, precision unspecified. 2.1 m is workspace DIAMETER, not per-arm reach. Current website differs from January 2026 CES press release 70 kg without scope.
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Current RobotEra company, legal name and portfolio ↗
ROBOTERA · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Rendered current official application, not the empty static HTML. Founded August 2023 by Chen Jianyu; company claims Tsinghua university shareholding. Footer now says 北京星动纪元科技股份有限公司. Current contact address: 7 F, VIA Building, Tsinghua Science Park, Haidian, Beijing. Current complete cap table and formally registered English legal name unverified. Product routes include L7, Q5, M7 and XHAND end-effectors; /product/Lite and /product/PRO are HANDS, not new humanoid bodies.
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European seller catalogue, conditional procurement and service claims ↗
Robot Distribution / Lammar Innovative, Tourcoing France · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Seller current page updated October 22 lists L7 / M7 / Q5 on order, from EUR 105990/105990/66690 ex VAT; RaaS from 3599/3599/2269 per month. Claims EU declaration, European stock, parts/repair/training and rental. No signed exact-model declaration, warehouse inventory, OEM appointment or SLA independently inspected. Written quote and exact configuration govern; ap rice/claim is not validation of compliance.
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L7 Isaac Lab workflow and actual licence file ↗
RobotEra official roboterax GitHub account · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Current README: Isaac Sim 5.1/ Isaac Lab 2.3.2 locomotion and single-motion tracking for L7, MuJoCo sim-to-sim and ROS2 sim-to-real deployment. Tracking-Flat- L7 _29 Dof is a policy-controlled subset, not contradiction of 55 full physical joints. Root LICENCE.txt is MIT, Isaac Lab copyright; underlying assets and sub packages retain their own notices.
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Official dated product and funding announcement catalogue ↗
ROBOTERA · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Public GET catalogue read after browser initially showed placeholders. Original dated entries: L7 launch July 22, 2025; Q5 debut June 19, 2025; A-round announcement July 7, 2025; A+ near CNY 1 billion announcement November 20, 2025; SF-led above USD 200 million announcement April 27, 2026. Entries link maker We Chat articles; catalogue dates are source publication evidence, not guaranteed first customer delivery. November 2, 2026 DHL / CIIE entry is event cooperation/preview, not independent installed-fleet evidence.
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Official L7 Chinese/English brochure ↗
ROBOTERA · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Both Chinese and English manufacturer PDFs were opened; numerals with broken font extraction were read visually. L7 table explicitly limits 20 kg dual-arm load to 90-degree bent arms; 65 kg excludes hands; 55 full/31 body joints; 60 V 15 Ah; 1660 mm armspan and 2.1 m operation-space diameter. Download-centre timestamp May 1, 2025 is earlier than documented L7 launch and is not treated as the model release or independently verified PDF revision date.
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Public ROS2 Python control API and exact model list ↗
RobotEra official roboterax GitHub account · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Root README and full file index inspected. Python ROS2 Humble/ CycloneDDS inside supplied developer environment, using teleop_client message definitions. Explicit Q5, L3, L7 model selector; initial is at ion, trajectory, MPC / ServoPose, hand and base interfaces. No root licence file exists in inspected tree; public visibility does not grant unrestricted reuse. Internal L3 identifier has no inspected retail hardware mapping; not invented as a new SKU.
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Public teleoperation message dependencies ↗
RobotEra official roboterax GitHub account · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
README identifies custom xbot_msgs ROS2 messages and service package used by Python SDK. Installed message/firmware match matters. No root licence retrieved; not a verified full commercial teleoperation entitlement or standalone safety controller.
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L7 / Q5 demonstrations and scoped CES claims ↗
ROBOTERA / PRNewswire · Published Jan 8, 2026 · Accessed Nov 2, 2026
Maker CES release: L7 171 cm/70 kg without mass scope/55 full joints/20 kg dual-arm load, full-body teleoperation; Q5 44 joints, visitor interaction and squat object pickup. Current L7 brochure instead 65 kg EX hands; do not assume exactly 5 kg hand mass. Hexa-Core refers to six qualities, not six robot bodies. More-than 600 aggregate products delivered is not 600 L7s.