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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:
Dimensions & Build
- Height: 1 meter (3.5 ft)
- Exterior: Soft padded sage‑green foam
- Design Intent: Safe, approachable humanoid for human‑dense spaces
- Construction:
- Lightweight body
- Soft‑shell padding
- Animated face with expressive “eyebrows”
- Child‑height form factor
Mobility
- Locomotion: Compliant bipedal walking
- Capabilities:
- Smooth, balanced gait
- Quick posture transitions
- Whole‑body teleoperation
- Safe contact behavior
Degrees of Freedom
(Fauna does not publish full DOF breakdown.)
- Multi‑DOF arms
- Expressive head/face
- Compliant lower‑body joints
Actuation
- Actuator Type: Compliant motor‑control system
- Capabilities:
- Soft, safe interaction
- Yield‑to‑touch behavior
- Expressive motion patterns
Manipulation
(Not designed for industrial payloads.)
- Social gestures
- Handshakes
- Object presentation
- Expressive arm movement
Perception & Sensors
- Vision sensors
- Proximity + safety sensing
- Onboard perception for navigation and interaction
(Exact sensor specs not published.)
Compute & AI
- Onboard Compute: Developer‑grade modular compute stack
- Software:
- Fauna Robotics APIs
- Autonomy + teleoperation
- Behavior + expression engine
- Capabilities:
- Social interaction
- Character behaviors
- Navigation in human environments
Battery & Power
(Not published.)
Connectivity
- Developer APIs
- Modular software stack
- Teleoperation + autonomy interfaces
Applications
- Retail + hospitality
- Education
- Entertainment + character performance
- Home assistance
- Research in HRI (human‑robot interaction)
- Developer experimentation
Pricing
- ~$50,000 (Creator Edition)
Fauna Robotics has NOT published:
- DOF breakdown
- Torque values
- Battery capacity
- Runtime
- Environmental ratings
- Sensor resolution
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