Fourier GR-2

What it's for

The Fourier GR-2 has 53 degrees of freedom, including 12 in each of its tactile hands, and its joints produce torque of up to 380 N·m. It is a robot 175 cm tall and weighing 63 kg, on the market since September 2024, aimed at research centers and industry.

Start with the lab (laboratories): here the hands with tactile sensors make it possible to study precision manipulation, learning from demonstration and touch-in-the-loop control. For universities it is a platform for testing the whole body instead of yet another arm on a bench; this direction is described in the context of universities and the article “Educational Robots for Schools and Universities”.

The second direction is industry (factories): sorting small parts, operating workstations designed for people, inspection work that needs a sense of touch. Sources point to the GR-2 as a general-purpose research-and-industrial model, unlike the Fourier GR-3, which is designed for care. For exhibitions and shows (events) it works as an eye-catching stage piece, though that is not its main purpose; if you are thinking of renting a robot for an event, see “Renting a Humanoid Robot for an Event”. How such a humanoid works on the inside is explained in “How Does a Humanoid Robot Work”.

Who it's for

A good fit: research teams that need manipulation with tactile sensing and have an enterprise-class budget; R&D departments at large companies that want to test a humanoid on precision tasks; universities running their own humanoid robotics programs.

Who it doesn't: small businesses looking for a ready-made robot to start working right away. The GR-2 is a platform for engineers, not an out-of-the-box product. We also don't recommend it if you need a clear price, because the manufacturer doesn't give one and sales go through an enterprise channel. If budget matters, check the Unitree G1; if caring for people matters, the Fourier GR-3. The model is not officially available in Poland.

Deployments

Sources point to research and industrial applications but do not name customers or unit counts, so we don't invent them. What exists in the category: humanoids working in factories around the world, described in “Humanoid Robots in Factories 2026”, and Chinese research platforms covered in “Chinese Humanoid Robots”.

Fourier GR-3: the cousin with a soft shell and 31 pressure sensors, for care and rehabilitation; choose it when the robot is meant to touch people.

Fourier GR-1: the predecessor with 40 degrees of freedom, now retired; relevant mainly for centers that already have one.

Tesla Optimus Gen 3: an announcement versus the GR-2, which is available on the enterprise market; we compare them in a separate roundup.

Unitree G1: far cheaper, with an open research ecosystem, about PLN 52,300 (≈ EUR 11,960 at NBP rate 4.3716 of 20 October 2026) in the base version.

AgiBot A2: a Chinese platform with a different design philosophy, worth comparing when buying for a university.

Fourier Intelligence entered humanoids with the Fourier GR-1 at WAIC in Shanghai in July 2023. In September 2024 the company presented the GR-2: larger (175 cm, 63 kg), with 53 degrees of freedom and hands with tactile sensors, a clear step toward precision manipulation. In August 2025 the Fourier GR-3 joined, with a soft shell and 31 pressure sensors, intended for care. The company's roots go back to rehabilitation robotics; in November 2023 it launched the MetaMotus Galileo platform. Everything about the manufacturer: Fourier Intelligence.