The Kibo is a Humanoid robot developed by Korea Institute of Science & Technology (South Korea), launched 2011, priced at $270,000 USD. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height 120 cm, weight 2.86 kg, mobility bipedal.
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Overview
Kibo is a humanoid robot with an expressive, cartoonish face that navigates autonomously, understands spoken commands, and can give hugs with its 43 degrees of freedom. It uses camera eyes to recognize people and objects, features 17 degrees of freedom in the head and face alone, and is capable of showing a variety of facial expressions and lip-syncing.
Flagship features
- Designed for early childhood education
- Contains advanced sensors for enhanced learning experiences
- Supports hands-on STEM curriculum
- Comes with comprehensive tutorials and resources
- Built for easy cleanup and storage
- Funded in part by National Science Foundation grants
Buyer decision signals
Viability
6th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge final round deployment
Price
purchase
Availability
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 120 cm
- Weight
- 2.86 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 0.15 m/s
- Total DOF
- 44
- DOF / arm
- 6
- DOF / hand
- 1
- Battery
- 0.5 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Intel Core2 embedded PC
- Sensors
- Light, Sound, Distance
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- No
- Stair climbing
- No
- Terrain
- flat indoor
- Programming
- code ros
- ROS 1
- No
- ROS 2
- No
- API / SDK
- No
- Maturity
- research
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- education
- Price tier
- 10-20K
- Pricing model
- purchase
Company profile
- Founded
- 1966
Detailed specifications
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- Height Mm
- 1200
- Applications
- education
- Datasheet Url
- Preview PDF online
- Model Variants
- KIBO 10,KIBO 15,KIBO 18,KIBO 21
- Company Country
- US
- Deployment Notes
- Used in over 60 countries.
- Country Of Origin
- KOR
- Availability Status
- available
- Additional Information
- - Designed for early childhood education - Contains advanced sensors for enhanced learning experiences - Supports hands-on STEM curriculum - Comes with comprehensive tutorials and resources - Built for easy cleanup and storage - Funded in part by National Science Foundation grants
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Company milestones
- Feb 2026Deployment6th Kibo Robot Programming Challenge final round deployment
- Oct 2023Deployment4th Kibo-RPC final round broadcast
- 2025Milestone2025 Kibo-RPC engagement opening
- 1966MilestoneFounded
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Kibo?
- The Kibo is developed by Korea Institute of Science & Technology, based in South Korea.
- What type of robot is the Kibo?
- The Kibo is a Humanoid robot made by Korea Institute of Science & Technology.
- How much does the Kibo cost?
- The Kibo is priced $270,000 USD.
- When was the Kibo launched?
- The Kibo was launched in 2011.
- What are the key specifications of the Kibo?
- Key specifications of the Kibo: form factor full bipedal, height 120 cm, weight 2.86 kg, mobility bipedal, walking speed 0.15 m/s.
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