The Armar 3 is a Humanoid robot developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany), launched 2006, listed at $108,000–$216,000 USD (unverified). Key specifications: weight 150 kg, total dof 63, dof / arm 8, dof / hand 4.
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Overview
fully autonomous acting and adaptive humanoid household robot Armar 3 is a robotics product sourced from the Wikidata open knowledge base.
Flagship features
- Developed within German Research Foundation (DFG) special research focus no. 588 "Learning and cooperating multimodal robots"
- Equipped with 5 computers and 10 specialized processor units
- Two cameras per eye, moment-of-force sensors, tactile sensors, position sensors, laser scanners
- Powered by two batteries
- Height approx. 175 cm
- Designed for natural human-robot interaction including speech and gesture
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Viability
KIT formally established
Availability
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Weight
- 150 kg
- Total DOF
- 63
- DOF / arm
- 8
- DOF / hand
- 4
- Onboard compute
- Four high-end PCs with Intel Core i7-6700 CPU, 32 GB RAM, 500GB SSD, plus one GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with 8 GB RAM
- Sensors
- RGB camera, integrated camera systems
- Environments
- research
- Industries
- research, household_assistance
- Price tier
- 10-20K
- Pricing model
- purchase
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 43
Other11
- Height Mm
- 1700
- Applications
- assembly
- Sub Category
- camera_stabilization_exosuit
- Model Variants
- ARMAR IIIb
- Company Country
- DE
- Procedure Types
- object localization,navigation,grasping,planning
- Deployment Notes
- ARMAR III is utilized in a kitchen setting at KIT for research on household robotics.
- Availability Status
- research-only
- Countries Available
- DE
- Primary Applications
- research
- Additional Information
- - Developed within German Research Foundation (DFG) special research focus no. 588 "Learning and cooperating multimodal robots" - Equipped with 5 computers and 10 specialized processor units - Two cameras per eye, moment-of-force sensors, tactile sensors, position sensors, laser scanners - Powered by two batteries - Height approx. 175 cm - Designed for natural human-robot interaction including speech and gesture - Capable of learning from human observation - ARMAR III forms the basis for the ARMAR family, now at ARMAR-7 - A second version, ARMAR IIIb, followed in 2008
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Company milestones
- Oct 2009MilestoneKIT formally established
- Jul 2009MilestoneState law passed for KIT merger
- Oct 1825MilestonePolytechnical School established
- 2009LaunchARMAR-III presented as a humanoid platform
- 1956MilestoneKarlsruhe Research Center founded
- —MilestoneARMAR Family research platform described at KIT
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Armar 3?
- The Armar 3 is developed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology, based in Germany.
- What type of robot is the Armar 3?
- The Armar 3 is a Humanoid robot made by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology.
- How much does the Armar 3 cost?
- The Armar 3 is listed at $108,000–$216,000 USD in the Robolist catalogue, but this figure is unverified and not confirmed by Karlsruhe Institute of Technology — contact them for a quote.
- When was the Armar 3 launched?
- The Armar 3 was launched in 2006.
- What are the key specifications of the Armar 3?
- Key specifications of the Armar 3: weight 150 kg, total dof 63, dof / arm 8, dof / hand 4, onboard compute Four high-end PCs with Intel Core i7-6700 CPU, 32 GB RAM, 500GB SSD, plus one GeForce GTX 1080 GPU with 8 GB RAM.
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