Humanoid / Sanctuary AI

Phoenix

Pilot / development · Pilot and development programs

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Caption explicitly labels middle-row position 3 as Phoenix (Sanctuary AI). Credit: Cropped from Kotelovych, Borzov & Burak (2025), Bulletin of Lviv State University of Life Safety 32, DOI 10.32447/20784643.32.2025.06, CC BY 4.0. Crop/adaptation by Botiman.. License and source ↗ · License terms

Decision summary

37Reality ScoreEvidence-weighted, not a promise

How Reality Score works

Record strength

E2 CONTROLLED DEMOControlled demonstration

Availability: Contact manufacturer
Evidence sources: 1

Last reviewed 8/28/2026. The score reflects the strength of the available record, not guaranteed task performance.

A general-purpose humanoid platform built around Sanctuary AI’s Carbon control system. Public materials establish ambitious manipulation goals and teleoperation research, but not autonomous production readiness.

Reality Score breakdown

What informs the assessment

Autonomy (20%): 32/100
Task capability (20%): 55/100
Manipulation (15%): 61/100
Reliability (10%): 26/100
Deployment maturity (15%): 20/100
Commercial readiness (10%): 25/100
Evidence strength (10%): 20/100

Weak evidence can limit the maximum score. See the exact caps.

Current version

Phoenix

Development platform

category: General-purpose humanoid
human Support: Teleoperation pilots described
control System: Carbon

Best fit

Where the record supports a match

What isn’t proven yet

Limitations & unknowns

Manufacturer-stated control system.E2 CONTROLLED DEMOControlled demonstration
Teleoperation is explicitly part of the public development record; autonomous production is not established.E2 CONTROLLED DEMOControlled demonstration

Sources

Evidence behind this record

Sanctuary AI Unveils PhoenixSanctuary AI · primary · manufacturer · published date not publicly disclosedManufacturer announcement; Carbon control and task claims are not treated as independent performance evidence.

Phoenix

What informs the assessment

Phoenix

Where the record supports a match

Limitations & unknowns

Evidence behind this record

Proof Videos

Sanctuary AI Brings Phoenix to Messe 2025 with Microsoft