Asimov 1 humanoid DIY kit to ship August

Asimov said on July 8 that its Asimov 1 humanoid DIY kit will ship in August, giving outside builders a near-term delivery date for a project the team has been releasing in open-source form online. The project’s public materials say the kit is aimed at people who want to assemble the robot themselves rather than buy a finished machine. Asimov has also published the core design files and software needed to replicate the platform. That combination — hardware kit plus public repository — puts the project in the overlap between research robotics and maker hardware. ### What exactly is shipping in August? Asimov’s DIY kit page says the product is “everything you need to build Asimov v1, unassembled,” with a $499 deposit and a $15,000 target price, and lists shipping for summer 2026. The July 8 post referenced in the project’s social materials narrowed that timeline to August. The GitHub repository says Asimov v1 is a 1.2 meter, 35 kilogram biped with 25 actuated degrees of freedom. The repository describes the robot as something users can “build, train and customize,” and says the public files include the mechanical CAD, electrical CAD, simulation model and onboard software. ### What does a builder get, and what is missing? The DIY kit listing says the hardware package includes all bill-of-materials components in unassembled form, along with power supply and cabling and spare parts. (asimov.inc) It also lists onboard compute boards, power distribution hardware, a monocular camera, IMUs, microphones, a speaker and a wireless emergency stop. The same listing says some items are not included. Tools, hands, 4G or 5G modules, lidar and a 360 camera are outside the package, according to the page. (github.com) That means buyers are still taking on some sourcing and integration work even if they choose the kit instead of building entirely from the published parts list. ### How open is the project? GitHub records show the repository is public under CERN-OHL-S-2.0 for hardware and GPL-2.0 for software. (github.com) The repository’s README says users can either buy the kit or “pull the BOM and fabricate everything yourself,” which is the clearest statement that the project is structured for self-sourcing as well as direct ordering. Asimov’s website describes the robot in one line as “an open-source humanoid robot” and links out to its manual, 3D model, forum and Discord community. (github.com) The repository also points builders to an assembly manual, which the kit page says is paired with DIY build videos. ### What kind of machine is Asimov 1? The published specifications say the robot has six degrees of freedom in each leg plus toes, five degrees of freedom in each arm, a waist yaw joint and a two-degree-of-freedom neck. (github.com) The listed onboard compute uses a Raspberry Pi 5 for media and networking and a Radxa CM5 for motion control. The same specification sheet lists a 5 kilogram squat load, 15 kilogram bicep curl capacity in each arm and 18 kilogram lateral raise capacity in each arm. (asimov.inc) Those figures come from the project’s own materials and provide the clearest public description so far of the platform’s intended physical range. ### Who is this for? Asimov’s repository says the platform is meant to be built, simulated and customized, language that places it closer to a development platform than a consumer robot. (github.com) The project’s public materials point users to software, simulation and documentation alongside the hardware, which is consistent with research and developer use. August is now the next date to watch. Builders can reserve a place with a $499 deposit on Asimov’s DIY kit page, while developers who do not want the kit can already access the public repository, manual and design files through Asimov’s website and GitHub. (github.com)