Fourier GR-3

What it's for

The Fourier GR-3 is a humanoid designed expressly for contact with people; the sources name elder care, rehabilitation and home assistance as its purpose. It stands 165 cm tall, weighs 71 kg (more than the Fourier GR-2 despite being shorter), has 55 degrees of freedom and hands with 12 degrees of freedom per side. The key feature is the soft outer shell with 31 pressure sensors: the robot is meant to sense when someone leans on it.

The scenarios that follow from the sources: elder care, rehabilitation and home assistance. In a hospital (hospitals) it could support rehabilitation specialists during exercises, and at home (homes) help an older person with daily activities. This direction is consistent with the company's roots, which grew out of rehabilitation robotics.

Keep the distinction in mind: this is the announced purpose, and we have no independently confirmed care deployments on record. In a lab (laboratories) the GR-3 would serve research on safe physical contact. It is unlikely to end up in a factory (factories); that is what the Fourier GR-2 is for. Safety rules for working alongside people are explained in “Robot Safety Standards”. Tactile sensors in robot hands often come from specialist suppliers, for example Xela Robotics.

Who it's for

A good fit: rehabilitation and research centers that want to test a humanoid in contact with people; companies developing care services that are ready for a pilot; medical and technical universities studying care robotics.

Who it doesn't: care homes looking for a proven, certified helper today. The price is poorly documented, and no official specification is available. We also don't recommend it to Polish families: the model is not sold in Poland, and the questions of safety, liability and GDPR for a robot with cameras in the home need separate analysis; see “Data Security: Robots with Cameras and the GDPR”.

Deployments

Stated applications: elder care, rehabilitation and home assistance. However, we have no named, confirmed GR-3 deployments either in Poland or worldwide; there are no confirmed deployments in Poland, and the model is unavailable here. For context: care and rehabilitation today are supported mainly by exoskeletons and therapy robots, as covered in “Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation and Industry”.

Fourier GR-2: the same level of degrees of freedom but without the soft shell; choose it if you need manipulation research, not contact with people.

1X NEO: a home robot with open pre-orders, about PLN 77,524 (≈ EUR 17,760 at NBP rate 4.3641 of 21 October 2026) on file; it targets the home, not care facilities.

Figure 03: a humanoid with a home-use announcement; with no price or date, it is more something to watch than a purchase option.

Unitree G1: a cheap research humanoid, if what matters most to you is a platform for experiments.

The GR-3 is the third generation of the series. The Fourier GR-1 appeared in July 2023, the Fourier GR-2 in September 2024 (53 degrees of freedom), and the company presented the GR-3 in August 2025 as a care humanoid with a soft shell. Sales began in August 2025. This is a turn that follows from the company's history: Fourier started with rehabilitation and exoskeletons (more on that branch in “Exoskeletons in Rehabilitation and Industry”), and in November 2023 launched the MetaMotus Galileo platform. Profile: Fourier Intelligence.