ASUS Develops Gallop Humanoid for Electronics Manufacturing

TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Electronics maker ASUS is creating its first humanoid robot, called Gallop, that will help in the packaging of motherboard accessories in a factory workstation, planning to conduct client trials by 2027 and making the robot commercially available by the latter part of 2028.

Gallop will be tested at one of the electronic manufacturing facilities of the company’s group, ASUS reported Nov. 13. The robot will learn how to package 15 small accessories that include items in thin and see-through plastic bags that cannot be handled by normal robotic grippers.

The company is targeting a 99.5% task completion rate within 20 seconds, the same criterion that the company uses for its human workers. However, ASUS has yet to reveal the humanoid’s actual success rate.

Training Gallop

The machine learns through recorded videos of skilled laborers wearing head-mounted cameras. ASUS also makes use of simulations to create various versions of the tasks and teleoperation, with the use of VR headsets and gloves by the operators.

Gallop uses AI models that already exist in the industry instead of the one made completely by ASUS. The software features task planning, task monitoring, manipulation and movement control separately.

The present development machine features two arms placed atop a fixed base. ASUS plans to include wheels and integrate its internally made dexterous hand with touch sensors within the year.

Gallop was launched in early 2026. ASUS plans to showcase the machine to prospective customers at Computex 2027 and then start the customer trials. The pricing, production quantity and customer commitments of Gallop have not been revealed yet.