The CHARLI is a Humanoid robot developed by UCLA and RoMeLa (United States), launched 2011. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height 141 cm, weight 12.1 kg, mobility bipedal.
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Overview
CHARLI is an adult-size humanoid robot designed as a platform to study robot mobility and autonomy. It can walk, kick a ball, and change its posture to avoid falls if something or someone pushes on it. The robot features a modular, lightweight design capable of reacting to external disturbances using an active stabilization strategy.
At a glance
- In production with RoboCup
- Built for research development
- Used across research academic
- Programmed through Ubuntu Linux OS with custom control program coded in C++ and LabVIEW version also implemented
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UCLA founded
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 141 cm
- Weight
- 12.1 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 2.1 m/s
- Total DOF
- 20
- DOF / arm
- 4
- DOF / hand
- 1
- Battery
- 0.5 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Single-board computer with 1.6 GHz Intel Atom CPU
- Sensors
- camera, three-axis rate gyro, three-axis accelerometer
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- No
- Stair climbing
- No
- Terrain
- rough_indoor, outdoor_unstructured
- Programming
- Ubuntu Linux OS and custom operation and control program coded in C++
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- No
- SDK languages
- C++
- Maturity
- prototype
- Environments
- outdoor
- Industries
- education
Detailed specifications
What it is built for1
- Sub Category
- bipedal
Controls & integration1
- Software Platform
- Ubuntu Linux OS with custom control program coded in C++; LabVIEW version also implemented
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Company milestones
- —MilestoneUCLA founded
- —MilestoneWestwood campus opens
- —MilestoneCHARLI can walk, kick a ball, and change posture to avoid falls
- —LaunchCHARLI: Cognitive Humanoid Autonomous Robot with Learning Intelligence
More videos
Team CHARLI RoboCup 2011 Champions
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the CHARLI?
- The CHARLI is developed by UCLA and RoMeLa, based in United States.
- What type of robot is the CHARLI?
- The CHARLI is a Humanoid robot made by UCLA and RoMeLa.
- How much does the CHARLI cost?
- Pricing for the CHARLI is not publicly listed — contact UCLA and RoMeLa for a quote.
- When was the CHARLI launched?
- The CHARLI was launched in 2011.
- What are the key specifications of the CHARLI?
- Key specifications of the CHARLI: form factor full bipedal, height 141 cm, weight 12.1 kg, mobility bipedal, walking speed 2.1 m/s.
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