The PR1 is a Research robot developed by Stanford Personal Robotics Program (United States), launched 2008, priced at $50,000 USD.
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Overview
The PR1 (Personal Robot One) is a powerful and versatile mobile manipulation research platform designed for robotics development and application development. It features backdrivable, passive spring counterbalanced 7-degrees-of-freedom arms, a telescoping spine, mobile base, and onboard computers controlled together at 1 kHz for fluid whole-body motion. The robot was instrumental in jump-starting a robotics revolution and helped originate the Open Source Robot Operating System (ROS).
Buyer decision signals
Viability
PR1 development
Price
purchase
Availability
Certifications & autonomy
Specifications
Category: Research- Payload
- 25 kg
- Reach
- 1,831 mm
- Speed
- 0.8 m/s
- Weight
- 30 kg
- Battery
- 2 h
- Autonomy
- semi-autonomous
- Launch year
- 2008
- Price
- $50,000 USD
- Status
- active
Company profile
- Founded
- 2008
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics2
- Dof
- 6
- Repeatability Mm
- null
Sensors1
- Sensor Suite
- Pan-tilt head with two stereo cameras, Microsoft Kinect, high-resolution color camera, and two Hokuyo sensors
Compute1
- Ros Compatible
- false
Safety & certifications1
- Safety Certification
- Designed to be intrinsically safe with low-backlash drivetrain, counterbalanced arms using springs, and MSI (Maximum Speed and Inertia) range indicating very low risk of serious injury compared to industrial robots.[3]
Other26
- Price Tier
- 20-40K
- Applications
- mobile manipulation tasks in human environments[1][2][3]
- Sub Category
- mobile manipulator
- Api Available
- true
- Auto Charging
- null
- Max Speed M S
- 0.8
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Fleet Software
- null
- Force Limiting
- null
- Max Fleet Size
- null
- Model Variants
- PR1
- Company Country
- US
- Lead Time Weeks
- null
- Navigation Type
- natural_landmark,lidar_slam
- Deployment Count
- 2500
- Deployment Notes
- PR1 has been entirely superseded by the PR2. The robot pioneered concepts in the PR2 such as compliant counterbalanced arms and served as a proof-of-concept for the benefits of high reliability and performance.
- Setup Time Hours
- null
- Compatible Vision
- machine vision
- Industries Served
- research
- Software Platform
- ROBOGUIDE,RobotStudio,KUKA.Sim
- Training Required
- advanced_>5days
- Availability Status
- discontinued
- Compatible Grippers
- Simple gripper with continuous rotation wrist roll joint, 140 N grip capability, capable of hook, pinch, and cylindrical prehension typical of human grasp ability.[3]
- Countries Available
- US
- Programming Interface
- teach_pendant
- Additional Information
- Dual compute for demanding workloads: Intel i7 1370P and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB (up to 200 TOPS AI performance),Full torque controlled joints with dual encoder feedback,High performance dual computing with Intel i7 1370P and NVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 32 GB,Rich sensing and audio: RGB D depth camera, microphone array, speaker, and 9 axis IMU,SDK Support: No,ROS Compatible: No
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Company milestones
- 2008MilestonePR1 development
- —MilestoneProgram mission
- —MilestonePR1 introduced by Stanford Personal Robotics Program
Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the PR1?
- The PR1 is developed by Stanford Personal Robotics Program, based in United States.
- What type of robot is the PR1?
- The PR1 is a Research robot made by Stanford Personal Robotics Program.
- How much does the PR1 cost?
- The PR1 is priced $50,000 USD.
- When was the PR1 launched?
- The PR1 was launched in 2008.
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