Hitachi · research humanoid
EMIEW2
A much smaller, lighter successor to EMIEW, about 80 cm and 13 kg, with the same 6 km/h top speed; EMIEW3 (2016) kept nearly the same look.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 80 cmTaller than 4%
- Weight
- 13 kgHeavier than 4%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 6.0 km/hFaster than 68%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A retired humanoid from Hitachi.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2007
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
HitachiCompany · founded 1910 · Tokyo, JapanPublic company (TYO: 6501); fiscal 2025 revenue about 10.59 trillion yen
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
EMIEW2 is taller than 4% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
EMIEW2 is heavier than 4% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
EMIEW2 is faster than 68% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, joints, battery, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- 275 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (EMIEW)
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- Sensors & vision
- Cameras and a laser range finder to detect people and obstacles in real time (IEEE Spectrum, 2014).
- AI & software
- Navigation from digital maps stored in memory; a 2014 update added learned zones where it slows or changes course (e.g., blind corners) based on recorded activity.
- Other details
- 80 cm tall and 13 kg; 27 degrees of freedom; top speed 6 km/h; leg-wheel mechanism switches between two-wheel travel and a stable four-wheel posture. Name stands for Excellent Mobility and Interactive Existence as Workmate (Hitachi, 2007).
Lineage
Every Hitachi humanoid in order.
Watch EMIEW2
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- never sold; Hitachi had not said whether it would be commercialised (2014)
- Where it is sold or used
- Hitachi R&D, Japan
News
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- EMIEW2 learns office hotspots
Hitachi updated EMIEW2's navigation so it slows at blind corners and avoids busy areas in offices and hospitals.
IEEE Spectrum
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 | EMIEW2Hitachi | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useOliviaA*STAR Social Robotics LabSame jobs: social, retail · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  RobotinhoUniversity of Freiburg and University of Bonn (team NimbRo, Sven Behnke)Same job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  Nexi (MDS robot)MIT Media Lab Personal Robots Group (Cynthia Breazeal) with UMass Amherst and Meka RoboticsSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2007 | 2009 | 2006-09 | 2008-04 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 80 cm | — | — | — |
| Weight | 13 kg | — | — | — |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | 6 km/h | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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