Leju Kuavo

乐聚夸父Advanced

Leju Robotics' full-size bipedal humanoid, running an open-source HarmonyOS build.

Kuavo (KUAVO) is a full-size bipedal humanoid robot from Shenzhen-based Leju Robotics, released in December 2023; the company describes it as China's first humanoid to run an open-source build of HarmonyOS and to be capable of jumping and walking across multiple types of terrain. A research edition aimed at being ready to use out of the box followed in October 2024. Published specs for the fourth generation and 4 Pro models: up to about 1.66 m tall, about 45 kg, roughly 30 degrees of freedom across the body, a stereo depth camera with optional lidar, a top walking speed of about 4.6 km/h, and the ability to jump continuously over 20 cm. It has reportedly been connected to Huawei's Pangu embodied foundation model for multi-step task planning, and Leju has also worked with China Mobile and Huawei on a 5G-Advanced humanoid robot.

ExampleA university lab buys the Kuavo research edition and uses it to develop and test bipedal walking and grasping algorithms.

Also called: Kuavo, KUAVO
Related: Leju Robotics · Humanoid Robot · Full-size Humanoid Robot · Huawei · Research & Education Market
Sources: 乐聚人形机器人「夸父」发布：搭载开源鸿蒙，多地形行走还能跳 - IT之家 (Chinese)
乐聚 KUAVO（夸父）人形机器人科研版发布，支持开箱即用 - IT之家 (Chinese)
As of: 2025