Bilingual conversation
Press coverage says she speaks Arabic and English and communicates in several dialects, and that she answers visitor questions. [1][2][3]
Price & availability
QSS AI & Robotics has not published a price
Prototype
Current dataset status: Prototype.
Product overview
About QSS SARA
SARA is a female-presenting social humanoid made by Riyadh-based QSS AI & Robotics with Saudi Digital. She was introduced at LEAP 2023 in Riyadh, where she welcomed visitors at the Saudi Digital Pavilion. QSS's official project gallery shows a human-like upper body mounted on a circular wheeled pedestal.
She wears a traditional abaya and headscarf and speaks Arabic and English. Saudi Press Agency and later government reference material report that she answers questions, recognizes Saudi dialects, estimates the distance of people in front of her and initiates dialogue after the phrase 'Hello Sara'. QSS CEO Elie Metri said she uses a language model the company built itself and does not rely on ChatGPT.
Press reports describe SARA as 1.62 m tall. Some syndications printed the CEO's figure as '1.62 centimeters', but other reports correctly give 162 cm, so the value is treated as reported rather than estimated. QSS maintains an official project page and continued displaying SARA through 2025, but no price, order channel or customer deployment is published. Status remains prototype.
“Sara is the first ever saudi made human-like robot.”
Capabilities
Key features
Greeting and dialogue start
According to Gulf News, she recognizes visitor distance, starts a dialogue when visitors say 'Hello Sara', and performs dances. [3][5]
In-house language model
CEO Elie Metri said SARA runs on the company's own model and does not rely on ChatGPT or other external libraries. [1][2]
Traditional dress and content limits
SARA wears an abaya and headscarf. The CEO said she should avoid political and sexual topics, citing Saudi norms. [1][2]
Hardware profile
Specifications
Official — stated by the manufacturer or organizerReported — stated by a credible third partyEstimated — derived or approximate
Body
- Height
- 162 cmReported — stated by a credible third party[6]Reported as 162 cm. Some English-language syndications printed the CEO's figure as '1.62 centimeters', an apparent unit error
Compute & Sensing
- Sensors
- AI-powered cameraReported — stated by a credible third party[5]Camera recognizes visitor distance and starts a dialogue; other sensors are not described
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Body
- Weight
- Not published
- Total DoF
- Not published
Mobility
- Maximum speed
- Not published
- Peak joint torque
- Not published
- Actuation
- Not published
Power
- Battery
- Not published
- Runtime
- Not published
- Charge time
- Not published
- Swappable battery
- Not published
Hands & Manipulation
- DoF per hand
- Not published
- Payload
- Not published
- Hand / end effector
- Not published
Compute & Sensing
- Onboard compute
- Not published
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]The New Arab: Saudi female humanoid SARA and the male humanoid Muhammad ↗The New Arab · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [2]Interesting Engineering: Sara, Saudi Arabia's first humanoid robot ↗Interesting Engineering · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [3]Watch Sara, Saudi Arabia's first interactive robot, talking ↗Gulf News · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [4]SARA project page ↗QSS AI & Robotics · official · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [5]Robot SARA ↗Saudipedia, Saudi Ministry of Media · other · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [6]Saudi Arabia's first female humanoid SARA ↗AI Times · press · accessed Oct 8, 2026