ugo Inc. (ugo株式会社) · industrial humanoid
ugo Pro
ugo's full-spec 'avatar' service robot: a wheeled base with a lift, a face display and two height-adjustable arms that can press lift buttons and do simple handling, run by remote operation or learned automation. It is about 180 cm tall and 54 kg, with up to 3.6 km/h travel and about 4 hours of driving (8 hours on standby).
- Price
- —Rental subscription of ¥148,000 per month on a three-year contract at the 2021 relaunch (yen, not converted).
- Height
- 180 cmTaller than 86%
- Weight
- 54 kgHeavier than 38%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 3.6 km/hFaster than 30%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 45%
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Why it matters
ugo Pro is on the market today.
Real-world use
About 100 ugo-series robots were installed in factories, offices, data centres and care homes by 2022, used for security patrols, inspection and reception; an 'ugo Pro R&D' version has been sold as an imitation-learning kit since October 2025.
Timeline
- Released
- 2021-11-15
Maker
ugo Inc. (ugo株式会社)Company · founded 2018 · Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, JapanHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
ugo Pro is taller than 86% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ugo Pro is heavier than 38% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ugo Pro is faster than 30% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ugo Pro runs longer than 45% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: payload, joints, price.
What it has been shown doing
1 of 14 skills we track, each from a public video or report. Demos can be staged or remote-controlled; we say so when the source does.
- Works on siteabout 100 ugo-series robots installed at factories, offices and commercial facilities; hybrid remote/AI operation (count covers the ugo series, not only ugo Pro) · Dec 2022 · monoist.itmedia.co.jp
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Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 2 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-14; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- Actuators & motors
- Wheeled base (about 0.4-3.6 km/h; 5 km/h claimed for the 2021 remodel), vertical lifter and two height-adjustable arms.
- Hands
- Two arms able to press lift buttons and do simple handling; the ugo Pro R&D kit adds 7-DoF dual arms with a force-feedback bilateral controller.
- Sensors & vision
- Three HD cameras, 2D lidar, two depth sensors, ultrasonic sensors (detect glass and mirrors), auto-charging marker sensor; 360-degree collision prevention.
- Battery & power
- Lithium iron phosphate battery: about 4 hours driving or 8 hours standby; about 2.5 hours to charge (AC100V); auto-docking charging station.
- Materials & build
- About 180 cm tall, 44 x 58 cm footprint, about 54 kg; face display.
- AI & software
- Hybrid remote operation plus AI-learned automatic modes; ugo Platform cloud for fleet control, no-code automation, map and patrol routes and reports; R&D kit built on LeRobot with ROS 2 compatibility for imitation learning.
- Other details
- Connects over wireless LAN, 4G LTE or 5G. Sold mainly as monthly rental on 3-year contracts.
Named suppliers:ROS (Open Robotics)Hugging Face
Lineage
Every ugo Inc. humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedRental subscription of ¥148,000 per month on a three-year contract at the 2021 relaunch (yen, not converted).
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- About 100 ugo robots of all models deployed by end-2022
- Sold or delivered
- Rented and sold; ugo Pro share not disclosed
- Where it is sold or used
- Japan
- Customers and pilots
- Infineon Technologies Japan and NTT group companies (ugo robots generally); building security and patrol operators
News
The latest 2, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- ugo passes 100 robots and opens platform to others
MONOist reported about 100 ugo units deployed and the ugo Platform extended to Yaskawa MOTOMAN and Kawasaki Nyokkey robots.
MONOist (ITmedia) - ugo Pro remodelled with faster drive and LFP battery
ASCII carried ugo's release of lighter, faster remodelled robots with auto-docking and fast charging.
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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 | ugo Prougo Inc. | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useRoBeeOversonic RoboticsSame job: industrial · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  ARIPAL RoboticsSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |  Cloud Ginger (XR-1)CloudMinds (DataA Robotics)Same job: social · Both on wheels · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2021-11-15 | 2021-09 | 2020-02 | 2019 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | 180 cm | 170 cm | 165 cm | 158 cm |
| Weight | 54 kg | 75 kg | — | 62 kg |
| Joints | — | — | 14 | — |
| Speed | 3.6 km/h | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | 4 h | 8 h | 12 h | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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