University of Bonn, Autonomous Intelligent Systems group (Team NimbRo) · research humanoid
NimbRo-OP
A 95 cm, 6.6 kg open-source soccer humanoid inspired by DARwIn-OP, with 20 Dynamixel-driven joints, a fisheye camera head and an onboard PC running ROS. Work began in early 2012 and the first version was demonstrated at IROS and Humanoids 2012; NimbRo-OP2 and OP2X followed.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 95 cmTaller than 7%
- Weight
- 6.6 kgHeavier than 3%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Presented as the first low-cost open hardware platform for the RoboCup TeenSize humanoid class.
Real-world use
Its software and soccer skills were part of team NimbRo's winning entry in the RoboCup 2013 Humanoid League.
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.
NimbRo-OP is taller than 7% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
NimbRo-OP is heavier than 3% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
NimbRo-OP has more joints than 9% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, battery, price.
Public attention
How much public attention NimbRo-OP gets, from open data.
- 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
- none
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 20 joints
Lineage
Every University of Bonn (Autonomous Intelligent Systems group) 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 | NimbRo-OPUniversity of Bonn (Autonomous Intelligent Systems group) |  Poppy HumanoidInria Flowers Laboratory (now Poppy Station)Same jobs: research, education · Both walk · Both research platforms | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useBHR-5Beijing Institute of TechnologySame job: research · Both walk · Both research platforms |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2012-10 | 2012 | 2013-07 |
| Status | Research | Research | Research |
| Height | 95 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 6.6 kg | — | — |
| Joints | 20 | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — |
| Price | — | $8,000 | — |
Sources
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