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Sprout
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Summary:
Sprout is a lightweight, friendly, and expressive humanoid robot created by Fauna Robotics to operate safely in shared human environments. Standing just 1 meter (3.5 ft) tall with a soft sage‑green padded exterior, Sprout is designed to be approachable, child‑height, and emotionally readable — a deliberate contrast to industrial humanoids.
Editorial:
Sprout: A Humanoid Designed for Human Comfort, Not Industrial Power
Sprout represents a new category of humanoid: small, soft, expressive, and intentionally non‑intimidating.
Where most humanoids chase strength, speed, or factory‑grade precision, Sprout focuses on approachability and social presence.
Its rectangular head, animated “eyebrows,” and padded foam body make it feel more like a character than a machine. This is strategic — Fauna Robotics believes robots should live around people, not behind safety cages. Sprout’s design philosophy echoes that:
- Soft exterior for safe contact
- Compliant motor control that yields to touch
- Expressive face and gestures for natural interaction
- Developer‑ready APIs for building social, service, and entertainment applications
Sprout is not a toy — it’s a full-stack robotics platform with autonomy, locomotion, teleoperation, and onboard compute. But its personality is what sets it apart.
Specifications:
| Category | Details |
|---------|---------|
| Developer | Fauna Robotics |
| Model | Sprout (Creator Edition) |
| Height | 1 meter (3.5 ft) |
| Exterior | Soft padded sage‑green foam |
| Design Goal | Safe, friendly humanoid for shared human spaces |
| Locomotion | Compliant, balanced walking; quick transitions; whole‑body teleoperation |
| Interaction | Expressive face, animated eyebrows, handshakes, social behaviors |
| Compute | Powerful onboard compute with modular software stack (developer‑ready APIs) |
| Safety | Lightweight materials, minimized pinch points, compliant motor control, onboard safety sensing |
| Use Cases | Retail, entertainment, home services, education, research |
| Early Customers | Disney, Boston Dynamics, UC San Diego, NYU |
| Price | ~$50,000 (Creator Edition) |
| Status | Shi
pping now (Creator Edition) |
Image: @FaunaRobotics
Company Source:
Fauna Robotics (New York–based robotics startup founded by former CTRL‑labs talent)
News & Coverage:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pO9MEqs7H2s