University of Bonn, Autonomous Intelligent Systems group (Team NimbRo) · research humanoid
Dynamaid
A lightweight domestic service robot with two anthropomorphic arms and grippers on a trunk that lifts about 0.9 m and twists, a movable head with stereo cameras and microphone, and an omnidirectional base of four steerable wheel pairs (30 degrees of freedom). Each arm lifts about 1 kg; it was succeeded by Cosero in 2010.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- 1 kgCarries more than 0%
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A retired humanoid from University of Bonn (Autonomous Intelligent Systems group, team NimbRo@Home).
Real-world use
Placed second at RoboCup German Open 2009 (Hannover) and third at RoboCup 2009 @Home (Graz) with its partner robot Robotinho, winning an innovation award for robot body design.
Maker
University of Bonn, Autonomous Intelligent Systems group (Team NimbRo)University lab · Bonn, GermanyHow it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Dynamaid carries more than 0% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Dynamaid has more joints than 45% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, speed, 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
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Wheeled base · 30 joints
Lineage
Every University of Bonn (Autonomous Intelligent Systems group, team NimbRo@Home) 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 | DynamaidUniversity of Bonn (Autonomous Intelligent Systems group, team NimbRo@Home) |  PR2Willow GarageSame job: home · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  RosieTechnical University of MunichSame job: home · Both on wheels · Both past robots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to usePR1 (Personal Robot One)Stanford Personal Robotics Program (Keenan Wyrobek, Eric Berger)Same job: home · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
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| First shown | 2009-04 | 2010-05-26 | 2009 | 2008 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Retired | Retired |
| Height | — | 165 cm | — | 120 cm |
| Weight | — | 226.8 kg | — | 98 kg |
| Joints | 30 | 20 | — | 23 |
| Speed | — | 3.6 km/h | — | 7.2 km/h |
| Payload | 1 kg | 1.8 kg | — | — |
| Battery | — | 2 h | — | — |
| Price | — | $400,000 | — | — |
Sources
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