Overview
Diego-san is a humanoid designed to study cognitive development. It's modeled after a 1-year-old baby, except it has a giant head to accommodate all the hardware that powers its expressive face. Creators UC San Diego, Kokoro, and Hanson Robotics Year 2010 Country United States 🇺🇸 Categories Humanoids Research Rate this Robot Overall Rating Would you want this robot? Yes , I would No , I wouldn't Appearance Neutral Creepy ↠→ Friendly Did you know? Go to quote 1 Go to quote 2 Go to quote 3 ↠→ Diego-san uses 27 servo motors to control his expressive face. Its face can make different expressions. Photo: Andrew Oh/Javier Movellan/Calit2 History In 2010, researchers at the Machine Perception Laboratory at UCSD, led by professor Javier Movellan, started developing Diego-san  to study cognitive and social development in infants. The humanoid robot is modeled after a 1-year-old baby, with its body built by Japanese animatronic company Kokoro and its head created by Hanson Robotics, a company founded by roboticist David Hanson that specializes in ultra-realistic humanoid robots. The robot was activated in 2013, and it featured high definition cameras in the eyes and 27 servo motors controlling his expressive face. The robot's body is mostly aluminum with acrylic covers. Photo: Andrew Oh/Javier Movellan/Calit2 The baby is happy. Photo: Andrew Oh/Javier Movellan/Calit2
Key facts
- Payload
- 10 kg
- Reach
- —
- Speed
- —
- Weight
- 35 kg
- IP rating
- —
- Battery
- 8 h
- Power
- —
- Autonomy
- —
- Launch year
- 2010
- Price
- $30,000
- Status
- active
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics4
- Hand Dof
- 5
- Dof Total
- 44
- Dof Per Arm
- 7
- Dof Per Hand
- 5
Power & battery1
- Charge Time Hours
- 2
Sensors1
- Sensor Suite
- camera, Lidar, IMU
Compute2
- Ros Compatible
- true
- Onboard Compute
- NVIDIA Jetson Xavier
Safety & certifications2
- Grip Force N
- 50
- Safety Certification
- CE, ISO 9001
Other32
- Height Cm
- 130
- Height Mm
- 1300
- Price Tier
- 20-40K
- Applications
- research
- Sub Category
- bipedal
- Api Available
- true
- Datasheet Url
- http://example.com/robot_model_a_datasheet.pdf
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Model Variants
- Model A1, Model A2
- Operating Temp
- 0°C to 40°C
- Warranty Years
- 2
- Company Country
- US
- Navigation Type
- lidar_slam, vision
- Processing Tops
- 10
- Tactile Sensing
- none
- Deployment Count
- 100
- Deployment Notes
- Currently operational in healthcare and hospitality sectors.
- Humanoid Subtype
- android
- Walking Speed Ms
- 1.2
- Youtube Video Id
- abcdefghijk
- Country Of Origin
- US
- Industries Served
- academia, robotics
- Is Research Grade
- true
- Target Industries
- research_academic
- Availability Status
- available
- Deployment Maturity
- prototype
- Lifting Capacity Kg
- 15
- Primary Applications
- research_development
- Programming Interface
- code_python, code_ros
- Additional Information
- - Designed for cognitive A.I. and human-robot interaction research - Utilizes A.I. modeled on human infant learning processes - High definition cameras to see gestures and expressions - Important advancement in emotionally relevant robotics - Funded by the National Science Foundation
- Deployment Environment
- indoor
- Degrees Of Freedom Total
- 44
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