Beijing Institute of Technology · research humanoid
BHR-2
Huitong
A human-sized biped from the national 863 programme that debuted at Beijing's exhibition of Tenth Five-Year Plan achievements, balancing on changing ground while doing tai chi and sword forms; it could also see and hold simple conversations. The 2005 state report gives 1.6 m and 63 kg; a later report gives 158 cm, 76 kg and 32 degrees of freedom. It preceded BHR-5 (listed).
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 160 cmTaller than 40%
- Weight
- 63 kgHeavier than 52%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Reported in 2005 as the first Chinese-built humanoid to imitate complex human movements, performing tai chi shadowboxing and sword routines.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Beijing Institute of TechnologyUniversity lab · founded 1940 · Beijing, ChinaPublic university (Chinese government)
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
BHR-2 (Huitong) is taller than 40% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
BHR-2 (Huitong) is heavier than 52% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
BHR-2 (Huitong) has more joints than 54% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, battery, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 32 joints
Lineage
Every Beijing Institute of Technology humanoid in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useBHR-2 (Huitong)Beijing Institute of Technology |  CB (Computational Brain) / CB-iATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories and JST ICORP, hardware by SARCOSSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  JOHNNIETechnical University of Munich (Institute of Applied Mechanics)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  Surena IUniversity of Tehran, Center for Advanced VehiclesSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2005-09-18 | 2006 | 2003-04 | 2008 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 160 cm | 155 cm | 180 cm | 165 cm |
| Weight | 63 kg | 85 kg | 49 kg | 60 kg |
| Joints | 32 | 51 | 17 | 8 |
| Speed | — | — | 2.2 km/h | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
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