HumanoidsArtificial-muscle humanoid
Clone Alpha
Clone Alpha is a humanoid robot from Polish company Clone Robotics that moves with artificial muscles fixed to a skeleton, like an animal's body. The muscles are driven by fluid pressure (hydraulics). Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec 2024
- Evidence
- Company-reported only
- Human help
- Not disclosed
- Last milestone
- 1 Oct 2026
01Can I get it?
You can order one
- Where it works today
- Not stated in our sources.
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- The maker hasn't said whether people help it remotely.
02Track record
What has actually happened
Every milestone is dated and links to the page it comes from. Lines marked company-reported rest on the maker's own word.
Pre-orders · sets the stage
Maginative, 5 Dec 2024Company-reported
Update
Clone Robotics was founded in Poland in 2021.
Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr 2025Company-reported
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- SaidMarch 2025
Limited run of Clone Alpha in 2025
Clone announced a limited run of 279 Clone Alpha robots for 2025. Humanoids Daily, 8 Apr 2026
Still pendingWe found no report of any Clone Alpha being delivered. By October 2026 the company was showing torso-only prototypes.
- SaidApril 2026
Human-like walking in 2027
Clone set a goal of showing natural, human-like walking in 2027. The Rundown Robotics, 9 Apr 2026
Still pending - SaidApril 2026
Hotel 'Robo Butler' in 2028
Clone said it aimed to launch 'Robo Butler' robots for businesses such as hotels in 2028, for under $20,000 each. Humanoids Daily, 8 Apr 2026
Still pending - Said1 Oct 2026
Torso 4 launch in November 2026
Clone said its redesigned Torso 4, a two-armed upper body for fixed jobs at businesses, would launch in November 2026. Humanoids Daily, 1 Oct 2026
Still pending
04Safety and incidents
What has gone wrong
No crashes, recalls or regulator reports in our sources. That is not proof none happened; we add them when a regulator or trusted outlet reports one.
How we placed it
The rule, not an opinion
Stages are worked out by published rules from the dated milestones above. We never rate robots, and no maker can pay to change a stage.
- 5
Regulator-cleared or mass market
A regulator has cleared it where approval applies: FDA clearance or approval for a medical robot, a permit to run with no one aboard for a self-driving vehicle, or an FAA approval for routine drone flights. Or: Widely sold: sales in the hundreds of thousands, or a product category you can buy in ordinary shops.
- 4
Paying customers
Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.
- 3
Pilot
Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.
- 2
Pre-ordersThis robot
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
Placed by: Clone announced Clone Alpha and opened pre-orders for the first 279 units. No price or delivery date was given (Dec 2024).
- 1
Demo only
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
What we couldn't confirm. No price, delivery or customer for Clone Alpha was found. Its current status is unclear; recent demos are upper-body only.
Sources
- 01Interesting Engineering, 6 Dec 2024
- 02Humanoids Daily, 1 Oct 2026
- 03Humanoids Daily, 8 Apr 2026
- 04Interesting Engineering, 14 Apr 2025
- 05Maginative, 5 Dec 2024
- 06The Rundown Robotics, 9 Apr 2026
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Clone Alpha (Clone Robotics): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/clone-alpha. Checked 19 October 2026.