Overview
Wakamaru is a friendly helper robot that can carry on conversations with people, recognize faces, and shake hands. It's been used as a domestic assistant, office receptionist, event host, and sales rep. The robot's arms are designed to be safe around people, and it is capable of charging its battery automatically while having autonomous and teleoperation modes.
Key facts
- Height
- 100 cm
- Weight
- 30 kg
- Mobility
- wheeled
- Maturity
- prototype
Detailed specifications
Motion & kinematics2
- Dof Total
- 13
- Dof Per Arm
- 4
Sensors2
- Sensor Suite
- omnidirectional_camera, forward_facing_camera, ultrasound_sensor, infrared_sensor, bumper_sensor, microphone
- Lidar Present
- false
Compute1
- Onboard Compute
- Multiple CPUs
Other24
- Height Cm
- 100
- Height Mm
- 1000
- Price Tier
- 10-20K
- Applications
- warehouse_transport, inspection, cleaning, construction, research, teleoperation
- Sub Category
- wheeled_humanoid
- Datasheet Url
- http://www.mhi.co.jp/sustainability/library/pdf/material-issues_fy2025.pdf
- Mobility Type
- wheeled
- Stair Climbing
- none
- Company Country
- JP
- Navigation Type
- hybrid
- Deployment Notes
- Primarily used in corporate offices as a receptionist.
- Humanoid Subtype
- wheeled_humanoid
- Walking Speed Ms
- 0.278
- Country Of Origin
- JPN
- Industries Served
- energy, logistics, industrial machinery, aerospace, defense
- Is Research Grade
- false
- Target Industries
- healthcare, retail_service
- Terrain Capability
- flat_indoor
- Availability Status
- discontinued
- Deployment Maturity
- prototype
- Primary Applications
- healthcare_assist, consumer_companion
- Additional Information
- - Supports unmanned transport systems in airports and cities. - Integrated with cutting-edge technology for optimized mobility solutions. - Part of MHI Group's broader transportation solutions portfolio.
- Deployment Environment
- both
- Human Detection Method
- vision_human
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