Rosie

Overview

Rosie is a research robot designed to undertake many household chores that humans hate to do. It features four-fingered hands, an omnidirectional mobile base, and a wide variety of sensors including high-resolution cameras, thermal camera, laser scanners, and Microsoft Kinect. Equipped with compliant arms and hands, Rosie is capable of performing tasks such as autonomously making pancakes and preparing sausages in a realistic kitchen lab setting.

Key facts

Payload

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Reach

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Speed

2 m/s

Weight

300 kg

IP rating

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Battery

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Power

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Autonomy

partially autonomous, teleoperated

Launch year

2009

Price

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Status

active