The HRP-4C is a Humanoid robot developed by AIST (Japan), launched 2009, priced $200,000–$325,000 USD. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height 158 cm, weight 46 kg, mobility bipedal.
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Overview
HRP-4C is an adult-size female android with a realistic head and silicone skin featuring eight facial motors. She can walk, sing, and dance alongside human performers, with movements generated by capturing real people in motion. Standing 1.6 meters tall, she is equipped with advanced walking control technologies and serves as a professional robotic fashion model.
Flagship features
- **Social Background of Research**: Rapid decline in birth rate and increase in aging population in Japan necessitate the development of robots that can assist or substitute for human beings
- **History of Research**: Collaboration between Kawada Industries, General Robotix, Inc. (GRX), and AIST since March 2003
- **Future Schedule**: Kawada Industries plans to begin manufacturing and supplying HRP-4 to universities and research institutions in January 2011
Buyer decision signals
Viability
Autonomous gypsum board installation demonstration
Availability
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 158 cm
- Weight
- 46 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 0.5 m/s
- Total DOF
- 44
- DOF / arm
- 6
- DOF / hand
- 2
- Payload
- 0.5 kg
- Lifting capacity
- 0.5 kg
- Battery
- 0.3333333333333333 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Intel Pentium M 1.6 GHz
- Sensors
- camera, gyroscope, accelerometer
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- VLM on-board
- Yes
- Imitation learning
- Yes
- Bimanual
- Yes
- Stair climbing
- Yes
- Terrain
- flat_indoor
- Programming
- motion capture,teleoperation
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- No
- Maturity
- prototype
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- research_academic, entertainment
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics1
- Dof
- 44
Other8
- Applications
- entertainment,research
- Sub Category
- android
- Max Speed M S
- 0.5
- Company Country
- JP
- Deployment Notes
- HRP-4C is a professional robotic fashion model; her first gig was modeling a wedding dress.
- Software Platform
- Real-time Linux OS with RT-middleware and OpenHRP3 robot simulator.
- Availability Status
- ongoing
- Additional Information
- - **Social Background of Research**: Rapid decline in birth rate and increase in aging population in Japan necessitate the development of robots that can assist or substitute for human beings. - **History of Research**: Collaboration between Kawada Industries, General Robotix, Inc. (GRX), and AIST since March 2003. - **Details of Research**: Kawada Industries improved the design of existing humanoid robots, while AIST developed a motion control system with OpenRTM-aist and the Linux kernel with the RT-Preempt patch. - **Future Schedule**: Kawada Industries plans to begin manufacturing and supplying HRP-4 to universities and research institutions in January 2011.
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Company milestones
- Nov 2018DeploymentAutonomous gypsum board installation demonstration
- Nov 2018LaunchAIST unveils HRP-5P prototype
- Nov 2018MilestoneHRP-5P positioned as an industry-academia R&D platform
- Mar 2009DeploymentInitial public demonstration of HRP-4C
- 2010DeploymentDigital Content Expo showcase
- —MilestoneAmbiguous company name
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the HRP-4C?
- The HRP-4C is developed by AIST, based in Japan.
- What type of robot is the HRP-4C?
- The HRP-4C is a Humanoid robot made by AIST.
- How much does the HRP-4C cost?
- The HRP-4C is priced $200,000–$325,000 USD.
- When was the HRP-4C launched?
- The HRP-4C was launched in 2009.
- What are the key specifications of the HRP-4C?
- Key specifications of the HRP-4C: form factor full bipedal, height 158 cm, weight 46 kg, mobility bipedal, walking speed 0.5 m/s.
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