The BHR-5 is a Humanoid robot developed by Beijing Institute of Technology, launched 2012. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height 165 cm, weight 65 kg, mobility bipedal.
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Overview
BHR-5 is an adult-size humanoid robot that can walk, climb stairs, and grasp objects. It features a high-speed vision system to perform agile tasks, such as playing table tennis against a human. The robot is fully autonomous and teleoperated, capable of manipulating a variety of objects and understanding speech with image recognition capabilities.
Flagship features
- Research-only platform from Beijing Institute of Technology
- Designed for fast responsive motion research (e.g., playing table-tennis)
- Uses CAN bus concurrent multichannel communication for real-time control
- Published in Advances in Mechanical Engineering (2014)
- Part of the BHR (Beijing Humanoid Robot) series
- No commercial availability; academic project only
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Price
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Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 165 cm
- Weight
- 65 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 0.5556 m/s
- Total DOF
- 30
- DOF / arm
- 7
- Battery
- 1 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Control unit for walking and other functions; Processing unit for audio and video, wireless network.
- Sensors
- stereo_vision
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- No
- Stair climbing
- Yes
- Terrain
- flat indoor
- Programming
- RTLinux real-time OS. Custom control software.
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- No
- Maturity
- prototype
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- research_academic
- Pricing model
- outright purchase
Detailed specifications
What it is built for1
- Sub Category
- bipedal
Other details4
- Jumping Height Cm
- 52
- Climbing Stairs Cm
- 20
- Jumping Distance Cm
- 108
- Crossing Obstacles Cm
- 30
Company milestones
- 2011LaunchBHR-5 unveiled
- —MilestoneFounded as a university
- —LaunchHumanoid BeiBei developed
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the BHR-5?
- The BHR-5 is developed by Beijing Institute of Technology.
- What type of robot is the BHR-5?
- The BHR-5 is a Humanoid robot made by Beijing Institute of Technology.
- How much does the BHR-5 cost?
- Pricing for the BHR-5 is not publicly listed — contact Beijing Institute of Technology for a quote.
- When was the BHR-5 launched?
- The BHR-5 was launched in 2012.
- What are the key specifications of the BHR-5?
- Key specifications of the BHR-5: form factor full bipedal, height 165 cm, weight 65 kg, mobility bipedal, walking speed 0.5556 m/s.
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