The PR2 is a Humanoid robot developed by Willow Garage (United States), launched 2010, priced at $400,000 USD. Key specifications: form factor full bipedal, height 164.5 cm, weight 200 kg, mobility bipedal. The PR2 has been discontinued by the manufacturer.
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Overview
The PR2 is one of the most advanced research robots ever built. Its powerful hardware and software systems let it do things like clean up tables, fold towels, and fetch drinks from the fridge. Equipped with ROS and other open software modules, it is capable of navigating autonomously and manipulating a wide range of objects.
Flagship features
- Indoor-only operation
- Equipped with a variety of sensors for perception
- Designed for household use
- Lithium-ion battery system providing approximately two hours of continuous operation
Buyer decision signals
Viability
Shift away from research
Price
Specifications
Category: Humanoid- Form factor
- full bipedal
- Height
- 164.5 cm
- Weight
- 200 kg
- Mobility
- bipedal
- Walking speed
- 1 m/s
- Total DOF
- 14
- DOF / arm
- 7
- DOF / hand
- 1
- Payload
- 1.8 kg
- Lifting capacity
- 1.8 kg
- Battery
- 2 h
- Hot-swap battery
- No
- Onboard compute
- Two 8-core computers with a combined 48 GB of RAM
- Sensors
- 5-megapixel RGB camera, Tilting planar laser scanner, Inertial measurement unit (IMU)
- LiDAR
- No
- F/T sensors
- Yes
- VLM on-board
- No
- Imitation learning
- No
- Bimanual
- Yes
- Terrain
- flat indoor
- Programming
- code ros
- ROS 1
- Yes
- API / SDK
- Yes
- SDK languages
- Python
- Maturity
- research
- Environments
- indoor
- Industries
- Research & Development, Education, Healthcare
- Price tier
- <10K
Company profile
- Funding raised
- $700.0M
- Founded
- 2006
Detailed specifications
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- Sub Category
- bipedal
- Company Country
- US
- Additional Information
- - Indoor-only operation - Equipped with a variety of sensors for perception - Designed for household use - Lithium-ion battery system providing approximately two hours of continuous operation
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Company milestones
- Feb 2013MilestoneShift away from research
- Apr 2011LaunchWillow Garage announces TurtleBot preorder shipping
- May 2010DeploymentPR2 Beta Program announced publicly
- May 2010DeploymentPR2 Beta Program press conference
- 2014MilestoneShutdown
- 2011LaunchTurtleBot preorder pricing announced
- 2010LaunchTurtleBot created in November 2010
- 2010LaunchTurtleBot created at Willow Garage
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the PR2?
- The PR2 is developed by Willow Garage, based in United States.
- What type of robot is the PR2?
- The PR2 is a Humanoid robot made by Willow Garage.
- How much does the PR2 cost?
- The PR2 is priced $400,000 USD.
- When was the PR2 launched?
- The PR2 was launched in 2010.
- What are the key specifications of the PR2?
- Key specifications of the PR2: form factor full bipedal, height 164.5 cm, weight 200 kg, mobility bipedal, walking speed 1 m/s.
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