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Kobian

Built by Waseda University

Overview

Kobian is a humanoid robot designed to study human-robot interaction through expressive facial expressions and body postures. It can display six different emotional states including happiness, fear, surprise, sadness, anger, and disgust. The robot combines an advanced WE series expressive head with Wabian biped humanoid legs, featuring a double-jointed neck for more expressive postures and sophisticated emotional communication capabilities.

Key facts

Payload
Reach
Speed
0.5 m/s
Weight
62 kg
IP rating
Battery
0.33 h
Power
Autonomy
semi-autonomous
Launch year
2007
Price
Status
active

Detailed specifications

Motion & kinematics2
Dof
65
Dof Per Arm
7
Sensors1
Sensor Suite
Two CMOS cameras, microphone, IMU, six-axis force-torque sensor (feet and forearms), force sensors (hands)
Other4
Height Mm
1470
Applications
emotion expression, culture-specific greetings, human-like speech simulation, robot comedian
Max Speed M S
0.5
Walking Speed Ms
0.5

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