Universidad Carlos III de Madrid · research humanoid
Rh-1
Full-size walking humanoid developed in a 2005-2007 project, with a sensor head (vision, laser rangefinder, directional microphones), human-like hands and foot pressure sensors; the lab gives about 1.3 m, 21 DoF, about 50 kg and two batteries for 30 minutes (a 2008 UC3M item gave under 1.5 m and 52 kg). It was used for gait research and human-robot collaborative tasks.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 130 cmTaller than 19%
- Weight
- 50 kgHeavier than 34%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- 0.5 hRuns longer than 1%
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Why it matters
Full-size Spanish biped built entirely at UC3M, redesigned from the earlier Rh-0 to work alongside people; predecessor of TEO.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2007
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Universidad Carlos III de MadridCompanyHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Rh-1 is taller than 19% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Rh-1 is heavier than 34% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Rh-1 has more joints than 14% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Rh-1 runs longer than 1% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, 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 · 21 joints
Lineage
Every Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (RoboticsLab) 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 | Rh-1Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (RoboticsLab) |  KojiroUniversity of Tokyo JSK LabSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCB2 (Child-robot with Biomimetic Body)Osaka UniversitySame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  REEM-APAL RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2007 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 130 cm | 135 cm | 130 cm | 140 cm |
| Weight | 50 kg | 45 kg | 33 kg | 49 kg |
| Joints | 21 | — | — | 30 |
| Speed | — | — | — | 1.5 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — | 2 kg |
| Battery | 0.5 h | — | — | 1.5 h |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
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