The Q5 is a wheeled humanoid service robot from RobotEra, designed for practical deployment in customer-facing settings — healthcare, retail, tourism, hospitality, and education. Where RobotEra's STAR1 is an athletic bipedal flagship, the Q5 is a compact, agile service platform, notable for an unusually slim "tiny waist" form factor that lets it move easily through narrow corridors and crowded indoor spaces.
Price & Availability
The Q5 is positioned as a commercial service robot. RobotEra has not published a broad consumer list price; it sells via direct/quote-based channels. The Q5 is designed for at-scale deployment in service industries rather than individual retail purchase.
| Basis | Figure |
|---|---|
| Confirmed list price | Not published; quote-based |
| Availability | Commercial service deployments |
| Target sectors | Healthcare, retail, tourism, hospitality, education |
Full Specifications
| Spec | Value (reported) |
|---|---|
| Type | Wheeled humanoid service robot |
| Height | ~1.65 m |
| Base footprint | ~582 × 519 × 225 mm (compact) |
| Degrees of freedom | ~44 |
| Arms | 7-DOF anthropomorphic arms; reach ~1.38 m (extends above 2 m) |
| Hands | XHAND Lite — 11 DOF, human-hand-sized, ~10 kg single-hand payload |
| Sensing | Livox Mid-360 LiDAR, IMU, stereo RGB cameras, torque sensors |
| Runtime | 4+ hours (60 V supply) |
| Control | Proprietary end-to-end embodied-AI software; full-body teleoperation via gloves/VR; ROS-compatible, SDK available |
| AI interaction | Natural AI-powered dialogue |
Model Breakdown
The Q5 is RobotEra's service-oriented wheeled humanoid — a deliberate counterpart to the bipedal STAR1. The wheeled base trades legged terrain ability for stability, efficiency, and a small footprint suited to indoor service environments.
Buyer's Guide: What to Know
The Q5 is a service robot, not a factory worker. Its strengths — natural dialogue, guidance, light manipulation, a slim profile — point to reception, retail, and hospitality roles.
The wheeled base is a feature, not a compromise. For flat indoor venues, wheels mean better stability, longer runtime, and easy movement through tight corridors.
The XHAND Lite gives it real manipulation. An 11-DOF hand with ~10 kg single-hand payload makes the Q5 genuinely useful for object handoff and delivery tasks.
Teleoperation is built in. Glove/VR full-body teleoperation supports operator-assisted tasks and data collection.
Q5 vs Similar Robots
- Q5 vs RobotEra STAR1: Same maker — the Q5 is the compact wheeled service robot; STAR1 is the athletic bipedal flagship.
- Q5 vs AgiBot A2-W: Both are wheeled humanoids; the A2-W leans industrial, the Q5 leans customer-facing service.
- Q5 vs UBTECH Walker X: Both target service and interaction roles, though Walker X is fully bipedal and the Q5 is wheeled.
Source: RobotEra
