Sanctuary AI Phoenix

A Canadian general-purpose humanoid robot from Sanctuary AI, best known for its hydraulic dexterous hands.

Phoenix is a general-purpose humanoid robot from the Vancouver-based company Sanctuary AI, which released its sixth generation in May 2023, followed by the seventh and eighth generations in April and December 2024. The company's published specs for the sixth generation: about 170 cm tall, about 70 kg, and roughly 25 kg of payload. Its standout feature is hydraulically driven dexterous hands, each with about 21 degrees of freedom and tactile feedback; its control software is called Carbon, and in its early stages it relied heavily on humans teleoperating the robot to collect demonstration data used to train it. Sanctuary reportedly went through layoffs and management changes in 2024–2025, and in 2026 pivoted to selling AI software for other companies' industrial robots; Phoenix was never sold commercially.

ExampleIn a reported retail pilot, Sanctuary had Phoenix complete over a hundred tasks such as restocking shelves and applying price tags, many of them carried out through human teleoperation.

Also called

Phoenix

Related

Sanctuary AI · Humanoid Robot · Dexterous Hand · Hydraulic Actuation · Teleoperation · General-purpose Robot

Sources

Robotics 24/7: Sanctuary AI Unveils Phoenix, Sixth Generation Humanoid
RoboZaps: Sanctuary AI Phoenix 2026 status

As of

2026-06