Compare 3 humanoids
Hiwonder AiNex, Hiwonder TonyPi Pro, UBTech Robotics Yanshee compared on the things that decide a purchase: price, capability, what actually ships, and estimated costs to your destination.
Delivered price, head to head
Base-machine prices delivered to United States, by the cheapest route on record.
Hiwonder
AiNex
$1,897
to $2,630 landed
Hiwonder
TonyPi Pro
$1,085
at Oz Robotics, delivered
Lowest delivered price
UBTech Robotics
Yanshee
$2,199
at Ednology Marketplace, delivered
Delivered to United States: the import estimate (machine plus freight, Sales tax (0%), robot duty, and broker), or a seller in your own market where one lists the machine for less. Accessories excluded. Check configuration and request a seller quote on each robot's datasheet.
About 40% on China-origin collected today: the 2.5% MFN base, 25% Section 301 List 1, and the 12.5% Section 301 forced-labor duty effective 24 Jul 2026 with no expiry. It began the same morning the 10% Section 122 surcharge lapsed, so the total rose from about 37.5% rather than falling to 27.5%. Confirm the live rate before ordering. Under review; next checked 2026-10-30.
Compare the details
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| Specification |  Hiwonder AiNex |  Hiwonder TonyPi Pro |  UBTech Robotics Yanshee |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priced configuration | See seller configuration | See seller configuration | See seller configuration |
| Listed price | $729.99 | $889.99 | $2,199 |
| Class | Hobby | Hobby | Hobby |
| Who can buy | Consumer | Consumer | Consumer |
| Status | Shipping now | Shipping now | Shipping now |
| Capability rating | 3/5 | 2/5 | 2/5 |
| Maturity rating | 5/5 | 5/5 | 5/5 |
| Origin | China | China | China |
| Size class | Desktop | Desktop | Desktop |
| Height | 41.5 cm / 1 ft 4 in | 37.3 cm / 1 ft 3 in | 37 cm / 1 ft 3 in |
| Footprint (W x D) | 16 x 11 cm | 18.6 x 10.6 cm | 19.2 x 10.6 cm |
| Weight | 2.45 kg | 1.8 kg | 2.05 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 20 | 20 | 17 |
| Battery (listed) | Not published | 60 min | Not published |
| Payload (listed) | Not published | Not published | Not published |
| Hands | Hands sold separately | Grippers, not dexterous hands | No hands, none offered |
| Out of the box | Walks with self-stabilizing inverse kinematics, follows lines, tracks objects, and grasps (Standard Kit), controlled from a phone app or gamepad. Works day one without programming. | Polished toy-grade demos day one: walking, color recognition, target tracking, ball kicking, gesture control, and voice interaction with a multimodal LLM. Fun out of the box with zero programming. | Charge it, install the free Yanshee app (iOS/Android), and out of the box it walks, gets up, dances, and runs preset motions; responds to voice commands; does face, image, and voice recognition; reads its onboard sensors (gyroscope, temperature, humidity, pressure, infrared); and speaks and answers simple questions. You can drive all of this and do Blockly (drag-and-drop) programming with zero coding. |
| Development access | Real ROS with Python, OpenCV, and Gazebo simulation. Hobby servos and Pi compute cap research use, but it is genuine ROS, not a toy app. | Python SDK on the Pi with OpenCV and open tutorials. NOT ROS-based (the ROS Hiwonder humanoid is AiNex). Firmly a hobby and classroom robot. | Fully open-source platform aimed at education. Onboard Raspberry Pi 3B (Broadcom BCM2837, 16GB) is user-accessible. Supports Python, C/C++, Java, Perl, and Blockly, with documented APIs and full ROS support. Developer resources and SDK live at the UBTech Yanshee developer portal (yandev.ubtrobot.com). No paywall to unlock the SDK: openness is the selling point. |
| Best for | Classrooms and self-learners who want to teach ROS and inverse kinematics on a real walking biped. | K-12 STEM programs and hobbyists who want fun AI demos out of the box. | Schools, universities, and self-directed learners who want an affordable, fully open humanoid platform to teach robotics, computer vision, voice AI, and ROS. Ideal for a classroom set or a maker who wants to program a walking biped in Python without building hardware from scratch. |
| Listing checked | 2026-09-09: sources for Hiwonder AiNex | 2026-09-09: sources for Hiwonder TonyPi Pro | 2026-09: sources for UBTech Robotics Yanshee |
Listed prices may cover different configurations and tax terms. Use the delivered estimates above for your destination. Battery and payload figures are manufacturer specifications, not results from a shared test.
AiNex
In the box
- Pre-assembled biped
- Raspberry Pi 5 (2GB in the entry Starter Kit)
- 120-degree HD camera
- 11.1V 3500 mAh LiPo battery
- Charger
- ROS-based software stack
Not included
- Gripper hands on the Starter Kit (Standard Kit only)
- Torque-controlled actuators (hobby serial-bus servos only)
- Research-grade capability
TonyPi Pro
In the box
- Assembled humanoid with 18 serial-bus servos
- Raspberry Pi 5
- HD camera
- Open/close hands (2 DOF)
- Battery and charger
- Tutorials
Not included
- ROS (TonyPi uses Hiwonder's own Python SDK, not ROS)
- Research-grade actuators
- OpenAI API credits for the ChatGPT features (bring your own key)
Yanshee
In the box
- Yanshee humanoid robot (17 servos, Raspberry Pi 3B onboard)
- AC charger / power adapter
- Hard travel/storage case
- Printed user manual / quick-start guide
- 1 year access to the UBTech education platform and curriculum (60 course hours)
Not included
- No hands or grippers: the arms end in fixed open limbs, not manipulators
- No autonomous behavior: it follows app commands and code you write, it does not act on its own
- No spare or high-capacity battery (single built-in 2750 mAh pack, ~1 hour of active use)
- No developer laptop or VR headset (some marketing demos pair it with third-party gear you must supply)
- No paid support contract or extended warranty by default
- No advanced arm/tool add-ons (mini-arms, extra cameras) shown in community builds: those are third-party or 3D-printed
What the evidence tells you
- Highest capability rating
- AiNex: 3/5.
- Highest maturity rating
- AiNex, TonyPi Pro, and Yanshee share 5/5 (tied).
- Lowest listed weight
- TonyPi Pro: 1.8 kg.
Capability and maturity are editorial ratings based on specifications and sales availability. They do not measure reliability, autonomy, or performance on your task. Each datasheet shows the scoring factors.