Sanctuary says Gen 8 improves camera coverage, resolution, telemetry and audio/video capture, while simplifying manufacture and commissioning. These are comparative maker claims without numerical test results in the announcement.
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Sanctuary AI Phoenix Generation 8
A wheeled humanoid for researchers developing robot skills. It suits specialist programmes; dependable household assistance is not shown by the available material.
GenerationPhoenix Generation 8.Manufacturer source
MobilityWheeled base.Manufacturer source
Revision focusUpdated depth/vision cameras, telemetry and sensor/audio-video systems.Manufacturer source
Recorded specifications, with their source limits. These are not our measurements. See all specifications and configurations
Price and availability
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test track
Three proposed tasks. Ten attempts at each suitable task, with the outcome, time and human help recorded. Confirm the exact robot, software and safe setup first. These tasks are not evidence that this robot can do them.
Complete one documented movement or manipulation task
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Repeat the task from the same starting setup
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Record all help needed to start and finish
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Tested by ROBODROMO
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See the proposed test track01 / The assessment
What the evidence supports.
Capability and readiness are separate. These written findings are not a numerical rating or a physical test.
Capability
What can it actually do?
The specific maker claims and any independent observations are listed below. We have not run our own task tests on this robot.
Read the source-based assessmentReadiness
Could you use it in real life?
Intended use: Wheeled training-data collection. Dependable everyday use has not been established by the evidence reviewed. Gen 8 must not inherit older Phoenix dimensions or standalone-hand results. Its data role does not establish household service.
Read the source-based assessmentA clear limit
This is a research profile based on the sources below, not a hands-on test. Maker claims remain attributed to the maker; they do not prove repeatable performance in your home or workplace.
02 / Can it actually do it?
The claims, with their context.
The wording below keeps each source’s limits. A demonstration, a maker’s claim and a repeatable real-world result are different things.
The company’s milestones describe a 2024 policy running on Phoenix and a Franka arm. They do not identify the Phoenix generation. Its later industrial wire-insertion result is not labelled as a Gen 8 result and is not transferred to this profile.
Source 2The current hydraulic-hand page describes 17 degrees of freedom and forthcoming pilot programmes. It does not establish which hand revision is fitted to each Gen 8 platform or prove whole-robot readiness.
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Specifications and configuration
Technical reference
Specifications and configuration
The figures and features below come from the named sources. They are not independent measurements. Optional hardware and conflicting revisions are kept separate.
| Item | Documented detail | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Gen 8 documented changes | Sanctuary says Gen 8 improves camera coverage, resolution, telemetry and audio/video capture, while simplifying manufacture and commissioning. These are comparative maker claims without numerical test results in the announcement. | Source 1 |
| Unresolved hand revision | The current hydraulic-hand page describes 17 degrees of freedom and forthcoming pilot programmes. It does not establish which hand revision is fitted to each Gen 8 platform or prove whole-robot readiness. | Source 3 |
An omitted measurement is unknown in this review, not zero or unsupported. Check the exact hardware edition and documentation before ordering or designing around it.
Phoenix Generation 8.
Manufacturer sourceWheeled base.
Manufacturer sourceUpdated depth/vision cameras, telemetry and sensor/audio-video systems.
Manufacturer sourceThe exact model and configuration
The exact model
Meet Sanctuary AI Phoenix Generation 8
The manufacturer explicitly names Phoenix Generation 8 and describes a wheeled base. Keep this distinct from earlier Phoenix embodiments and from Sanctuary’s standalone hydraulic hands and software running on other robots. The retained announcement has no visible publication date; its relative timing is not used to invent one.
Further assessment notes
Setup, support and daily use
04 / Living with it
Right robot, right expectations.
What ownership could involve
Treat access as a research or enterprise enquiry until the exact hardware and commercial terms are evidenced. Before a trial, obtain the base, arm and hand revisions, software release, control modes, operator staffing and training requirements. Establish whether demonstrations are teleoperated, autonomous or mixed, and how intervention is logged. Request a description of where captured camera, audio and telemetry data goes, who can access it, whether it is reused for training and how it is retained. Confirm commissioning, battery maintenance and, where applicable, maintenance of the supplied hand or other hydraulic components, plus spare-part supply, incident procedures, support territory and the cost of software and remote assistance. No current Gen 8 purchase price, delivery commitment, warranty or UK service route is verified here.
Support, software and repairs
This generation is described as a data-capture and training platform with manufacturing improvements. Do not import numerical specifications from Phoenix Generation 6 without an explicit version match. Exact Gen 8 dimensions, mass, battery, payload and service terms require a dated manufacturer specification and project quotation.
Questions still open
What needs checking before you decide.
- No generation-specific height, mass, payload or runtime is carried over from older Phoenix profiles.
- A demonstration on a standalone hand or a third-party industrial arm is not evidence that Gen 8 performs the same task.
- The manufacturer’s explanation for choosing wheels is a design rationale, not independent proof of safety.
- No task sequence was watched; current physical configuration and support remain unresolved.
See it in action
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Sources and checks
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Sources and checks
03 / Recorded evidence
The latest checks on file.
Dates below describe the recorded checks. They do not mean the manufacturer’s page was checked today.
- sanctuary.ai Source checked 2026-10-27
- sanctuary.ai Source checked 2026-10-27
- sanctuary.ai Source checked 2026-10-27
- Manufacturer specifications and support Source checked 2026-10-31
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How sure are we?
4 linked sources. Read the claims and their limits below. A source count is not a confidence score.
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