HumanoidsGeneral-purpose humanoid
Phoenix
by Sanctuary AI
Phoenix is a humanoid robot about 5 feet 7 inches tall, with hands built for detailed work. It runs on Sanctuary's own AI control software, called Carbon. GeekWire, 16 May 2023
- Evidence
- No customer evidence yet
- Human help
- Remote operators
- Last milestone
- 17 June 2026
01Can I get it?
Not yet
- Where it works today
- Not on sale. In 2026 Sanctuary began offering its AI software on existing industrial robots instead of waiting for humanoid hardware. Techcouver, 17 June 2026
- Published price
- No published price in our sources.
- Human help
- Sanctuary said it starts by having people control the robots remotely, and adds layers of self-control on top over time. IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
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.
Unveiled
Sanctuary AI unveiled Phoenix, a humanoid robot about 5 feet 7 inches tall.
GeekWire, 16 May 2023Company-reported
03Promised vs delivered
What the maker said, and when
Dated targets the maker set in public, against what has happened since.
- Said12 April 2024
A version of Phoenix for broader use and sale in 2025
Sanctuary said that in 2025 it would work on a version of the robot for broader use and sale. The Robot Report, 12 Apr 2024
MissedWe found no report of Phoenix going on sale. In June 2026 Sanctuary shifted to selling its AI software for existing industrial robots.
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.
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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-orders
Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.
- 1
Demo onlyThis robot
Shown in videos, staged events or a factory, with no units working for customers.
No pre-order, pilot, paying customer or clearance is on record yet.
What we couldn't confirm. No confirmed Phoenix deployment with a paying customer found. The 2026 wire-plugging test was with an unnamed Tier 1 car-parts supplier and did not clearly use Phoenix. No layoffs found in reporting.
Sources
- 01GeekWire, 16 May 2023
- 02Techcouver, 17 June 2026
- 03IEEE Spectrum, 16 May 2023
- 04The Logic, 25 June 2026
- 05Robotics 24/7, 28 May 2024
- 06The Robot Report, 12 Apr 2024
Cite this page
Robotics Verdict. “Phoenix (Sanctuary AI): how far has it got?” roboticsverdict.com/robots/sanctuary-phoenix. Checked 19 October 2026.
