The Care-O-bot 4 is a Hospitality robot developed by Fraunhofer IPA and Mojin Robotics, launched 2015, listed at $66,000 USD (unverified). Key specifications: type other, payload 5 kg, top speed 1.1944444444444444 m/s, elevator protocol unknown.
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Very strong evidence
4 of 10 signals present
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Overview
Care-O-bot 4 is a mobile service robot designed to help people. It can work in museums or grocery stores to answer questions, or fetch objects as your home robotic butler. The first Care-O-bot 4 to be employed in retail is named "Paul." Care-O-bot will help you with your groceries. This robot's a real gentleman.
Flagship features
- Enhanced agility due to patented spherical joints allowing 360-degree rotations
- Configurable for various tasks like serving drinks or acting as information centers
- Designed with social interaction principles for better user acceptance
- Featured in notable projects like serving as shopping assistants and multifunctional helpers
Buyer decision signals
Deployments
Saturn-Markt Ingolstadt
Viability
First real-world deployment as shopping assistant at Saturn
Price
Unverified — no source on record
Availability
Specifications
Category: Hospitality- Type
- other
- Payload
- 5 kg
- Top speed
- 1.1944444444444444 m/s
- Elevator protocol
- unknown
- Navigation
- lidar slam
- Runtime
- 5 h
- Pricing model
- purchase
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics4
- Hand Dof
- 1
- Dof Total
- 29
- Dof Per Arm
- 7
- Dof Per Hand
- 2
Sensors1
- Sensor Suite
- microphone,cameras,touchscreen
Compute2
- Ros Compatible
- true
- Onboard Compute
- Intel NUC i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM
Safety & certifications1
- Safety Certification
- Safety laser scanners,2-channel Safe-Torque-Off,EM-Stop
Other14
- Height Mm
- 1580
- Applications
- teleoperation,hospitality,research
- Api Available
- true
- Datasheet Url
- Preview PDF online
- Company Country
- DE
- Controller Model
- Intel NUC i5/i7[1][2]
- Deployment Notes
- Expected to be used in a variety of environments including hospitals, airports, and hotels.
- Walking Speed Ms
- 1.1
- Industries Served
- healthcare,hospitality,security
- Availability Status
- available
- Lifting Capacity Kg
- 5
- Programming Interface
- code_ros,no_code_gui
- Additional Information
- - Enhanced agility due to patented spherical joints allowing 360-degree rotations. - Configurable for various tasks like serving drinks or acting as information centers. - Designed with social interaction principles for better user acceptance. - Featured in notable projects like serving as shopping assistants and multifunctional helpers.
- Deployment Environment
- indoor
Who runs it· deployment evidence
1 on record · none maker-verified yet. Each links to its source — open it and judge.
- Saturn-Markt Ingolstadt· Germanysource ↗
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Company milestones
- 2016DeploymentFirst real-world deployment as shopping assistant at Saturn
- 2015LaunchCare-O-bot 4 prototype presented by Fraunhofer IPA
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Care-O-bot 4?
- The Care-O-bot 4 is developed by Fraunhofer IPA and Mojin Robotics.
- What type of robot is the Care-O-bot 4?
- The Care-O-bot 4 is a Hospitality robot made by Fraunhofer IPA and Mojin Robotics.
- How much does the Care-O-bot 4 cost?
- The Care-O-bot 4 is listed at $66,000 USD in the Robolist catalogue, but this figure is unverified and not confirmed by Fraunhofer IPA and Mojin Robotics — contact them for a quote.
- When was the Care-O-bot 4 launched?
- The Care-O-bot 4 was launched in 2015.
- What are the key specifications of the Care-O-bot 4?
- Key specifications of the Care-O-bot 4: type other, payload 5 kg, top speed 1.1944444444444444 m/s, elevator protocol unknown, navigation lidar slam.
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