The rising Chinese robotics startup LimX Dynamics just unveiled Luna, a humanoid robot built for the runway.
The Shenzhen-based robotics firm showcased the feminine humanoid at the Taobao Influencer Festival in Shanghai, where it walked alongside the popular Taiwanese actress Michelle Chen. The robot demonstrated its smooth and eerily humanlike catwalk. Its movements emphasized gracefulness and aesthetic presentation over raw technical abilities.
Luna is a feminized version of LimX’s flagship humanoid robot, Oli, which is priced starting around $22,000. According to LimX, Luna is specifically tailored for public-facing events and media appearances.
Standing 165 cm (5 feet 5 inches), the robot weighs about 55 kg (121 lbs) and boasts a reported 31 degrees of freedom (DoF). It perceives its surroundings and navigates autonomously with its dual depth cameras in its head and chest. Luna’s movements are more graceful than Oli’s, though the more masculine robot can dance fluidly and even do yoga-like stretches.
LimX, launched in 2022 by SUSTECH professor Zhang Wei, is scaling production of its humanoid robots and its TRON multi-form-factor platform after recently securing around $200 million in Series B funding. Its backers include Alibaba and the Chinese ecommerce giant JD.com.