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Phoenix Generation 8 is Sanctuary AI’s wheeled humanoid data-capture platform. Its revision prioritizes camera coverage, telemetry and manufacturing simplicity rather than inheriting earlier bipedal specifications.

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Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Embodiment changed

The release explicitly describes a wheeled base. Earlier Phoenix releases therefore cannot supply current locomotion claims.

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Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Data acquisition

Camera and telemetry changes target richer physical training observations.

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Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Commercial boundary

A development release does not establish the availability of a complete turnkey humanoid service.

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Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Identity & availability

Manufacturer / vendor
Sanctuary AI
Primary releaseReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Exact version / scope
Phoenix Generation 8
Primary releaseReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

Form factor
Humanoid upper body on wheeled base
Primary releaseReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

Product status
Announced development and data-capture platform
Primary releaseReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

Commercial availability
Not publicly disclosed
Not publicly disclosedReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

Physical specifications

Height
Not publicly disclosed
Weight
Not publicly disclosed
Payload
Not publicly disclosed
Speed
Not publicly disclosed
Runtime
Not publicly disclosed
Mobility
Not publicly disclosed

Sensing & intelligence

Sensing
Depth and vision cameras with revised field of view
Company claimReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

Compute
Not publicly disclosed
Model / autonomy stack
Not publicly disclosed

Buyer requirements

Task scope
Physical interaction data capture for AI control training
Company claimReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

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Pricing / access
Not publicly disclosed
Access model
Not publicly disclosed
Integrations
Not publicly disclosed
Safety / certification evidence
Not publicly disclosed

Additional disclosed fields

Telemetry
Revised telemetry, audio and video systems
Company claimReviewed
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

What this evidence does not establish

  • Generation 6 numerical specs are intentionally excluded from Generation 8.
  • Current delivery terms and customer-confirmed Generation 8 deployments were not disclosed.

Relationships & deployments

companySanctuary AI ↗industryManufacturing Assembly ↗productRainbow RB-Y1 ↗productApollo ↗researchPhysical AI Buyer Checklist ↗

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builds
Sanctuary AI → Phoenix
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Sanctuary AI — official portfolio and company information

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Official page read during live research; confirms identity and listed offering. Performance language remains a company claim.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

builds
Sanctuary AI → Phoenix
Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

Connection reviewed 2026-09-28

Record history & verified changes

A research review records when we checked a source. It does not mark a product launch or a new deployment.

Research review / additionInitial primary-source product review; specification, availability and evidence limitations recorded.

verified

Sources 1
Phoenix Generation 8 for data capture

Sanctuary AI · Publication date not disclosed · Source accessed 2026-09-28

Full primary content successfully reopened in the final source-health check on 2026-09-28.

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Sources & evidence