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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

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Stage 1 of 5

Demo only

Which rule placed it
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

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

    Missed

    We 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.

  1. 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.

  2. 4

    Paying customers

    Delivered to customers who pay for it, beyond a trial, or a paid service the public can use.

  3. 3

    Pilot

    Working with a named customer in a real setting, as a trial.

  4. 2

    Pre-orders

    Orders, reservations or deposits taken, with nothing delivered yet.

  5. 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.