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Archon Robotics unveils Anchor1 humanoid control model, says it will be fully open-sourced

According to a post on X by @francislee2020, Archon Robotics, a Shanghai startup building a whole-body humanoid foundation model, has introduced Anchor1. The company describes it as precise, stable humanoid control for whole-body manipulation and calls it the company's first milestone. The model will be fully open-sourced, with the release timed to CoRL 2026. The source excerpt is truncated, so other details are not available from it.

Source: Scobleizer News Pulse (X) · x.com Found via Robert Scoble’s Scobleizer News Pulse · a post on X, not independently verified Published 2026-11-02T17:50:00+00:00 Detected 2026-11-02T22:36:45+00:00
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According to a post on X by @francislee2020, Archon Robotics, a Shanghai startup building a whole-body humanoid foundation model, has introduced Anchor1. The company describes it as precise, stable humanoid control for whole-body manipulation and calls it the company's first milestone. The model will be fully open-sourced, with the release timed to CoRL 2026. The source excerpt is truncated, so other details are not available from it.

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Archon Robotics, the Shanghai startup building a whole-body humanoid foundation model, introduced Anchor1, which it describes as precise, stable humanoid control for whole-body manipulation and its first milestone. The model will be fully open-sourced, timed to CoRL 2026. Why it matters: An open whole-body control...

The post says an open whole-body control model could give humanoid teams a starting point instead of building balance and manipulation from scratch. Robotics teams working on humanoids would be the most directly affected if the release happens as described. Watch for the actual open-source release and any documentation or benchmarks published around the CoRL 2026 timing.

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