Honda Motor Co., Ltd. · research humanoid
P1
A 1.9 m, 175 kg prototype that ran on external power and an external computer. It was used to study coordinated arm and leg actions such as flipping switches, grabbing door knobs and carrying objects.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 192 cmTaller than 98%
- Weight
- 175 kgHeavier than 96%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Honda's first full humanoid prototype (legs plus torso and arms), completed in 1993 and kept secret until 1996.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Company · founded 1948 · Tokyo, Japanpublic company (TYO: 7267; NYSE: HMC)
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
P1 is taller than 98% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
P1 is heavier than 96% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, joints, 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
- 2 news stories 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
- Walks on legs
- Compute
- No on-board computer; P1 was run from an external computer.
- Battery & power
- P1 used an external power source and external computer (Honda, History of robotics development).
- Other details
- 30 degrees of freedom; 191.5 cm and 175 kg; could carry about 5 kg per hand and walk at 2 km/h. Used to study coordinated arm and leg work such as flipping switches, grabbing door knobs and carrying objects.
Lineage
Every Honda humanoid in order.
P11996Retired
P21996Retired
P31997Retired
ASIMO2000Retired
ASIMO (new ASIMO)2005Retired
All-new ASIMO2011Retired- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useE2-DR2017Prototype
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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
- Built
- One prototype (Honda describes a single P1)
- Where it is sold or used
- Japan (Honda R&D only)
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- P1 revealed alongside P2
Honda disclosed its secret humanoid programme, including the 1993 P1 prototype, when it announced P2.
Wikipedia - P1 completed in secret
Honda finished its first full humanoid prototype with legs, torso and arms and kept it private.
Honda
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. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | P1Honda | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useWABIANWaseda UniversitySame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useXianxingzhe (Pioneer)National University of Defense Technology (NUDT)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  H6University of Tokyo JSK Lab, built by Kawada IndustriesSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 1996-12 | 1997 | 2000-11-29 | 2000-06 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 192 cm | — | 140 cm | — |
| Weight | 175 kg | — | 20 kg | — |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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