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PrimeBot, a subsidiary of AgiBot, introduced Prime Q1, which it calls the world’s smallest full-body force-controlled humanoid robot, and Prime T1, a transformable model designed for everyday environments, at tech event CES 2026 in Las Vegas, the U.S., last week, according to Interesting Engineering.
Shanghai-based AgiBot was the world’s largest supplier of humanoid robots in 2025, shipping 5,168 units out of a global total of about 13,000, according to a report by Omdia.
Primebot’s introduction comes as the global humanoid robotics market remains dominated by machines designed for narrow industrial or task-specific roles. The company says its approach differs by focusing on personal ownership, with robots intended to coexist with users rather than operate in fixed deployments.
PrimeBot Q1 humanoid robot. Video courtesy of AgiBot
Standing 80 centimeters tall and weighing roughly one-eighth as much as a full-size humanoid, it uses full-body force control, allowing each joint to respond dynamically to its surroundings.According to Android Headlines, the robot can perform complex martial arts-style movements and extreme poses with fluid motion, while remaining compact enough to be carried in a backpack.
PrimeBot has positioned the Q1 for use in scientific research, education, and home companionship. Users can swap out 3D-printed exterior shells, program new behaviors through development tools, and train its emotion-computing system to recognize and respond to moods.
The robot’s multimodal interaction system combines voice, gesture, contextual awareness, and long-term memory. PrimeBot says this enables the Q1 to recall past conversations, initiate interactions based on context, and gradually develop a personalized understanding of its user.
By contrast, the T1 is designed for daily mobility. Marketed as a consumer-grade transformable robot, it can switch between a wheeled humanoid form for indoor use and a quadruped configuration for outdoor movement.
The model is built to navigate stairs and slopes and integrates visual tracking, cinematic motion control, and long-term memory to support sustained human-robot interaction.
