PNDbotics · China · Wheeled base
Adam-U
A roughly USD 45,000 upper-body humanoid on a wheeled column, built by PNDbotics with Noitom and Inspire as a teleoperation-and-data-collection rig for embodied-AI labs, shipping with tactile dexterous hands, a motion-capture suit, and a VR headset.
$45,000
Verified last monthDelivered to United States: from ~$63,891(~€56,919)
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.
What is in the crate
10 included|3 not included
Dexterous hands included
Ships with Inspire Robotics RH56E2 six-DOF tactile dexterous hands as standard, one per arm, counted in the 31-DOF total. Unusual at this price: most humanoids treat dexterous hands as a paid add-on, whereas here fine-manipulation hands with tactile sensing are part of the platform.
In the crate
Reality check
This is not the bipedal Adam and it does not do chores: it is a data-collection station on wheels that a human drives with the included mocap suit, so you are buying it to generate training data, and it stays a demo until your lab trains a policy on that data.
Can you get one, and what will it cost?
A planning estimate with machine, freight, duty, and tax shown separately.
Yes, with work: importable into United States.
US authorization: We found no public FCC ID for this model. Since 28 July 2026 a foreign-made robot can be sold into the US only under an FCC authorization from before that date, so ask the seller for its FCC ID, or its Supplier's Declaration of Conformity dated before 28 July 2026, before you pay.
Spare batteries and other accessories are excluded. Confirm compatibility and pricing with the seller.
- Machinebase
- $45,000
- Freightcrated
- $689 - $1,164
- Import duty40%
- $18,000
- Sales tax0%
- 0
- Broker and handling
- $202 - $471
- Import estimate to United States
- $63,891 - $64,635
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.
Converted from euros at 1.1225 USD per euro (ECB reference rate, 2 October 2026): €56,919 - €57,582 in euros.
Estimate, not a quote. Every rate is shown so the maths is auditable.
Lowest delivered price
~$63,891 - $64,635
Imported yourself from PNDbotics / Noitom (direct)
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Open the import referenceWhere to buy
Catalog checked 2026-09
Research institutions only. Confirm eligibility and configuration with the seller.
Sold as a teleoperation and data-collection rig for embodied-AI research teams and universities. Not a consumer product and not a general-purpose worker robot. Preorder is via PNDbotics and its partners (Noitom, Inspire); a small number of satellite-equipment resellers also list the Adam line.
Price notes: Introductory price is CNY 399,000, which PNDbotics and partner Noitom quote as about USD 45,000. That figure is for the platform as configured with the Inspire dexterous hands, the Noitom PNLink mocap suit, and a VR headset. No public EUR list price. Positioned for universities and R&D labs, not consumers.
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- Robotopian (opens in a new tab)
United States
US reseller listing for the Adam-U upper body. Confirm the exact configuration and lead time before ordering; teleop kit contents vary.
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- PNDbotics / Noitom (direct) (opens in a new tab)
International seller
CNY 399,000 introductory, quoted as about $45,000 for the platform configured with Inspire dexterous hands, the Noitom PNLink mocap suit and a VR headset.
$45,000
Listed purchase price
How the Adam-U rates
Editorial ratings based on listed specifications and sales availability. They do not measure task performance, autonomy, or reliability.
- Class
- Frontier machineA cutting-edge full-scale humanoid aimed at real work. Mostly enterprise, or still proving out.
- CapabilityHardware specification indicators
- 4/5
- Baseline: any humanoid+1
- Degrees of freedom: 31 DOF+1.5
- Dexterity: dexterous hands included+1
- Scale: 177 cm tall+0.75
Key specifications
Height
177 cm
Width
n/a
Depth
n/a
Weight
48 kg
Degrees of freedom
31
Battery
n/a
Payload
n/a
Top speed
n/a
Understand before you buy
Size to scale
Drawn next to a 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) person. Every robot on the site uses this same reference, so you can trust the comparison at a glance.
Adam-U: 177 cm / 5 ft 10 in, 48 kg
What it does on day onewith zero programming
Out of the box it is a teleoperation and data-collection rig, not an autonomous worker. An operator drives it (via the included Noitom mocap suit and VR headset, or a supported Quest headset) and it records synchronized motion, force-tactile, and vision data for training imitation and reinforcement-learning models. It does not perform tasks on its own until you train a policy on the data it collects.
Best for: University and R&D teams collecting teleoperation and tactile data to train manipulation policies, who want a stable wheeled platform with hands and a mocap teleop kit included rather than a bipedal robot they have to keep upright.
What it takes to developskills, gear, and SDK access
Robotics research skills: ROS2 Humble, NVIDIA Isaac for simulation, and an imitation or reinforcement-learning pipeline to turn collected demonstrations into policies. Teleoperation uses the included Noitom mocap suit and VR headset (Meta Quest 3/3S and PICO 4 Ultra are also supported inputs). This is a platform for a lab that already builds embodied-AI models, not a plug-and-play machine.
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