The PrimeBOT Q1 is a compact humanoid robot built as a development and interaction platform rather than a task machine. PrimeBOT publishes a height of 88 cm and 22 degrees of freedom, and presents the Q1 as a full-body force-controlled humanoid: movement and physical expression are the point of the product, not a screen on a moving base.
Two things set it apart from most robots of this size. The first is that development is open at both ends — an SDK for software and an HDK for hardware, with expansion modules and structural parts the manufacturer publishes for 3D printing. The second is that the outer shell and structural components are designed to be replaced, so a project can change what the robot looks like as well as how it behaves.
Sensing is split across three channels: touch sensors that register contact, a circular microphone array that locates the direction of a sound, and cameras for vision. PrimeBOT has shown the robot being programmed by children in a block-based editor to choreograph movements, expressions and spoken replies, and by developers through the SDK. The manufacturer also demonstrates more than ten martial-arts movements as a showcase of the motion system.
Camera resolution, microphone count, mass, battery capacity, runtime, walking speed and payload are not published, and we do not estimate them. For a classroom, a laboratory or a home, the data-handling, supervision and network questions are worth settling against the configuration you are quoted rather than against the demonstrations.
Key Capabilities
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88 cm and 22 Degrees of Freedom: PrimeBOT publishes a height of 88 cm and 22 degrees of freedom for the Q1, and describes a machine small enough to be carried in a backpack.
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Full-Body Force Control: The manufacturer describes the platform as full-body force controlled, with compact quasi-direct-drive joints carrying the motion rather than geared servos alone.
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Open SDK and HDK: A software development kit and a hardware development kit are published as part of the product, alongside expansion modules for work that goes beyond the demonstrations.
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Replaceable Shell and Structural Parts: Appearance and structural components can be swapped, and PrimeBOT publishes structural parts that an owner can print rather than order.
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Touch, Sound and Vision: Touch sensors, a circular microphone array for locating the direction of a sound, and cameras give the robot three separate interaction channels.
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Persona Set by the Owner: Worldview, persona and personality are configurable, so the interaction style follows the project instead of a single fixed character.
Buying through Robotix Market
This unit is sourced new through established distribution channels and ships worldwide with the manufacturer warranty. Technical support is coordinated with the manufacturer's own service network. Deployment scope, configuration, and commissioning responsibilities are agreed as part of the quotation — on-site installation is not included in the product price.
