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Physix Frontier · News Briefing Card (IT Home · Sep 14, 2026)

Blue Worm Unveils Modular Humanoid Robot at $1,360

KEY FACTS

  • Xi'an Jiaotong University spinoff Blue Worm Embodied has launched the Mantis Standard humanoid robot.
  • The product features standard modules for chassis and arms, supporting quick-release interface connections.
  • The unit boasts 22 degrees of freedom, a single-arm payload of 7kg, and teleoperation latency under 10ms.
  • Official tools and development tutorials are provided to integrate with mainstream embodied AI ecosystems.

KEY DATA

9,800 CNYStarting Price
22Total DOF
7kgSingle-Arm Payload
<10msTeleop Latency

PHYSIX OBSERVATION

The sub-$1,400 price point pushes humanoid robots from the lab to the brink of mass adoption. Modular design lowers maintenance and iteration costs, while low-latency teleoperation aims to rapidly build a developer ecosystem. This is not merely a hardware price cut but a signal that standardized interfaces will accelerate the deployment of embodied intelligence algorithms, likely spawning numerous vertical applications.

Source: IT Home report