University of Freiburg and University of Bonn · research humanoid
Robotinho
A lightweight humanoid from team NimbRo with an expressive 15-DoF head; it can walk, but for museum tours it was placed on an omnidirectional wheeled base where it stands about 160 cm tall. It used gestures, facial expressions and speech to guide and entertain visitors.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Early humanoid communication robot: it conducted twelve cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic in 2006 and later guided visitors at the Deutsches Museum Bonn while talking during navigation, not only at exhibits.
Real-world use
Communication robot at RoboCup@Home 2009 (NimbRo innovation award) and autonomous tour guide at the Deutsches Museum Bonn in January 2010.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2006-09
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
University of Freiburg and University of BonnCompanyPublic 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
- unknown
- Movement
- Wheeled base
From the maker
Robotinho is the only humanoid from University of Freiburg and University of Bonn (team NimbRo, Sven Behnke) in the atlas.
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 | RobotinhoUniversity of Freiburg and University of Bonn (team NimbRo, Sven Behnke) |  enonFujitsu Frontech and Fujitsu LaboratoriesSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  EMIEWHitachiSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  EMIEW2HitachiSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2006-09 | 2005-09-13 | 2005-03-15 | 2007 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Retired | Retired |
| Height | — | 130 cm | 130 cm | 80 cm |
| Weight | — | 50 kg | 70 kg | 13 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | 3 km/h | 6 km/h | 6 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | $54,000 | — | — |
Sources
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