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NimbRo is a robotics company founded 2004, based in Germany, developing 1 robot primarily in the Humanoid category.
Affordable adult-sized 3D-printed open-source humanoid robot for research and RoboCup competitions
NimbRo develops the NimbRo-OP2X, an affordable, adult-sized, 3D-printed open-source humanoid robot designed for research and RoboCup Humanoid competitions. The robot features deep learning capabilities and a fully 3D-printed structure. It is primarily used by academic institutions and robotics teams competing in the Adult Size League of RoboCup, with notable success by the University of Bonn's Autonomous Intelligent Systems group. The platform lowers the entry barrier for humanoid robotics research.
Company facts
- HQ
- Bonn, Germany
- Founded
- 2004 · 22 yrs
- Website
- www.nimbro.net
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Trusted by
- University of Bonn Autonomous Intelligent Systemsdeployed 2024ais.uni-bonn.de ↗
Awards & recognition
- RoboCup Adult Size League Winner2024ais.uni-bonn.de ↗
Milestones
NimbRo-OP2X won the RoboCup Adult Size League in Montreal
Publication of the NimbRo-OP2X research paper in IJHR
Press coverage
- Affordable Adult-sized 3D-printed Open-Source Humanoid Robot for Research
arXiv · Oct 2020
- NimbRo-OP2X: Adult-Sized Open-Source 3D Printed Humanoid Robot
International Journal of Humanoid Robotics · May 2018
Active products by NimbRo
1 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
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| 1 | ![]() | NimbRo-OP2X | Humanoid | Height 1.35 m·Weight 19 kg | 2020 | A |
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