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R1 Tour Guide Robot
Built by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Ericsson Telecomunicazioni
Updated May 2026·methodology
Overview
The R1 is a tour guide robot designed for museum settings, combining a humanoid torso and head with a wheeled base. It utilizes a 5G network to enhance its capabilities in autonomous navigation, human-robot interaction, and remote processing. The robot is equipped with a variety of sensors to navigate spaces, provide information, and interact with museum visitors in a natural and engaging manner.
Flagship features
- Affordable service humanoid robot meant for cooperative tasks
- Height adjustable from 1.15m to 1.45m
- Compact design for navigation in tight spaces
- Multi-functional arms with torque control capabilities
- Advanced human-robot interaction sensors
- Potential for mass production which may lower costs further
Specifications
Category: Hospitality- Type
- concierge
- Payload
- 1.5 kg
- Languages
- it, en
- Elevator API
- No
- Elevator protocol
- none
- Navigation
- slam natural
- Runtime
- ≤ 1 h
- Pricing model
- unknown
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics4
- Hand Dof
- 4
- Dof Total
- 18
- Dof Per Arm
- 8
- Dof Per Hand
- 4
Sensors1
- Sensor Suite
- laser_range_finder,RGB-D camera,IMU
Compute2
- Ros Compatible
- true
- Onboard Compute
- NVIDIA Jetson Xavier AGX
Other12
- Height Mm
- 1300
- Applications
- museum_guide
- Api Available
- true
- Datasheet Url
- Preview PDF online
- Company Country
- IT
- Deployment Notes
- The robot was trialed in two museums in Turin, Italy: GAM and Palazzo Madama. Each venue hosted the robot for a week during opening hours, providing guided tours ranging from 20 to 45 minutes.
- Industries Served
- cultural,education
- Availability Status
- available
- Navigation Components
- Remote server for navigation assistance, on-board LIDAR for obstacle detection
- Programming Interface
- code_python,code_ros
- Additional Information
- - Affordable service humanoid robot meant for cooperative tasks - Height adjustable from 1.15m to 1.45m - Compact design for navigation in tight spaces - Multi-functional arms with torque control capabilities - Advanced human-robot interaction sensors - Potential for mass production which may lower costs further
- Deployment Environment
- indoor
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