Korea Institute of Industrial Technology · research humanoid
EveR-1
A Korean android with 35 small motors in its upper body, 15 facial expressions, eyes that follow people and a 400-word Korean and English vocabulary; built in one year for about 300 million won.
- Price
- —Development cost reported as about 300 million won (state funded); not a sale price
- Height
- 160 cmTaller than 40%
- Weight
- 50 kgHeavier than 34%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Presented as a Korean rival to Japan's Actroid android.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Korea Institute of Industrial TechnologyGovernment lab · founded 1989 · Cheonan, South KoreaGovernment-funded research institute under Korea's national research council system
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
EveR-1 is taller than 40% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
EveR-1 is heavier than 34% 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.
- 128 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (EveR)
- 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.
- Movement
- Stationary
- Actuators & motors
- 35 miniature motors in the upper body; some movements reportedly used a hydraulic system. No legs (upper body only).
- Hands
- Silicone-covered hands; DoF not published.
- Sensors & vision
- Small CCD cameras in the eyes with motion-tracking processing, so the eyes and head follow people.
- Materials & build
- Pliable silicone skin on the face and hands; hard covering on the rest of the body. 160 cm, 50 kg.
- AI & software
- Recognised about 400 Korean and English words and replied verbally; 15 facial expressions.
- Other details
- Face reportedly a composite of two Korean actresses. Reported state funding of about 300 million won, built in about a year.
Lineage
Every Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) humanoid in order.
Watch EveR-1
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedDevelopment cost reported as about 300 million won (state funded); not a sale price
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Not stated (research prototype)
- Sold or delivered
- Not sold; research robot
- Where it is sold or used
- KITECH, South Korea
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- KITECH paper details the EveR line
An IFAC 2008 paper on EveR-2 noted that EveR-1 moved only from the torso up and cited a 2006 EveR-1 paper.
IFAC World Congress 2008 (NTNU proceedings mirror) - South Korea creates female android
KITECH presented EveR-1 at Seoul Education Culture Center; contemporary coverage is dated May 4, 2006, rather than 2003.
United Press International (via Phys.org)
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 | EveR-1Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH) |  Actroid (Repliee Q1)Osaka University (Hiroshi Ishiguro) and Kokoro Co.Same job: entertainment · Both fixed in place · Both past robots |  BERTI (Bristol Elumotion Robotic Torso 1)Elumotion Ltd with Bristol Robotics LaboratorySame job: entertainment · Both fixed in place · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2006-05-04 | 2003-11 | 2009-02 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 160 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 50 kg | — | — |
| Joints | — | 42 | — |
| Speed | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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