Sanctuary AI · Other · Full-size
Phoenix
A Canadian humanoid built around industry-leading hydraulic dexterous hands, deployed only in enterprise pilots after a turbulent 2024.
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Dexterous hands included
Its hands are the flagship feature: ~20-DOF hydraulic hands with tactile sensing.
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Reality check
The hands are the story, but Phoenix is a pilot-only system with no price or SDK, and many demos are teleoperated, so separate the dexterity claims from real autonomy.
Can you get one, and what will it cost?
A planning estimate with machine, freight, duty, and tax shown separately.
You cannot order the Phoenix today: it is b2b only.
Enterprise pilot partners only; marketed as embodied-AI systems for industry, not a purchasable robot.
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Catalog checked 2026-09
Businesses and institutions only. Confirm eligibility and configuration with the maker.
Enterprise pilot partners only; marketed as embodied-AI systems for industry, not a purchasable robot.
Price notes: No price, no order path. As of June 2026 Sanctuary has pivoted to selling hardware-agnostic Physical AI software (demonstrated at 99.5%+ success on an automotive wire-plugging task) and its dexterous hands to run on OTHER robots. Phoenix is now the research testbed behind that software, not a purchasable unit. It is deployed only in pilot form at select partners, not sold.
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How the Phoenix 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
- 5/5
- Baseline: any humanoid+1
- Degrees of freedom: not published (inferred from class)+2
- Dexterity: dexterous hands included+1
- Scale: 170 cm tall+0.75
Key specifications
Height
170 cm
Width
46 cm
Depth
28 cm
Weight
70 kg
Degrees of freedom
n/a
Battery
n/a
Payload
25 kg
Top speed
1.34 m/s
Market activity
Full tracker- Sanctuary AI moves Phoenix to enterprise data-capture focus (Gen 8)Availability
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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.
Phoenix: 170 cm / 5 ft 7 in, 70 kg
Footprint: 46 cm wide x 28 cm deep
What it does on day onewith zero programming
Not applicable. In pilots, Phoenix does teleoperation-trained task work; Sanctuary claims new tasks are trainable in under 24 hours. Many demos are teleoperated or shadow-mode.
Best for: Industrial partners interested in dexterous-manipulation pilots.
What it takes to developskills, gear, and SDK access
Not applicable (the Carbon AI control platform is proprietary).
SDK access: Closed (Carbon teleoperation/AI stack).
Sources and verificationchecked 2026-09
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