The solution was presented on October 8 at the 22nd Asia-Pacific Retailers Convention and Exhibition, bringing together the company’s H1 bipedal humanoid robot, C1 mobile manipulator and M1 fleet-management platform.
The system is designed to support continuous retail operations, allowing robots to perform tasks such as shelf replenishment, goods transportation, inventory checks and store inspections.
Striding AI says the robots can operate within existing store layouts without requiring changes to shelving or customer pathways.
The H1 is a general-purpose humanoid designed for environments built around human movement and interaction.
According to the company, the robot supports communication in more than 20 languages and can perform 45 facial expressions and 36 gestures.
The C1 uses a wheeled base and robotic arm to navigate narrow retail aisles and manipulate products.
Its working height extends from approximately 100 millimeters to more than 1,750 millimeters, allowing it to access products positioned at different levels.
Both robots are coordinated through M1, a management platform responsible for task allocation, operational monitoring and human intervention when required.
The system incorporates Striding AI’s proprietary robotics models, including SLM-0.5, a lightweight world-action model designed to translate environmental observations into physical actions.
The company reports that SLM-0.5 achieved a 98.6% average success rate on the LIBERO robotics benchmark.
It also claims that its integrated retail system can autonomously complete 99% of designated tasks under its testing conditions.
These performance figures have not been independently verified.
Striding AI plans to work with international retail chains to evaluate the system in operating stores, including testing its commercial economics and reliability.
The company intends to begin offering commercial services in 2027 through direct equipment purchases and Robotics-as-a-Service subscriptions.
It is also developing an additional A1 robot for more precise manipulation tasks, including checkout and order packaging.
The October announcement represents a product and system introduction rather than confirmation of large-scale commercial deployment.
