The best humanoid robots, according to hackers
3 humanoid robots were recommended on Hacker News between November 2025 and November 2026. We rank them by how many separate people recommend each one, and 1 earns the Hacker Approved badge.
Top pick
The most recommended humanoid robot with the badge. Each figure is one person. RecommendsCriticizes One comment
Impressive and improving capabilities
People recommend it for capable hardware, low prices and an open SDK. Critics say demos are prerecorded and raise security and safety concerns.
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All 3 humanoid robots, ranked
Select a column heading to sort. Approval share is recommenders out of everyone who gave an opinion; the tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs. Months counts the months, out of 13, in which someone recommended it.
| Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Unitree robots | 11 | 3 | 79% | 7 | — | Approved |
| 2 | Nori Robotics humanoid robot | 10 | 5 | 67% | 1 | — | — |
| 3 | Figure 03 humanoid robot | 9 | 7 | 56% | 4 | — | — |
How we rank
Rank is the number of separate people who recommend a product in a Hacker News comment over the past year. Someone who praises the same humanoid robot in five threads counts once.
The badge goes to humanoid robots that at least 10 people recommend, with recommenders outnumbering critics at least 2 to 1, recommended in at least 4 of the 13 months.
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