University of Tehran (Center for Advanced Systems and Technologies, formerly Center for Advanced Vehicles) · research humanoid
Surena I
A simple 8-DOF walking humanoid designed in 2007 and shown in 2008, the start of Iran's Surena series.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 165 cmTaller than 49%
- Weight
- 60 kgHeavier than 47%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Iran's first humanoid robot.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
University of Tehran (Center for Advanced Systems and Technologies, formerly Center for Advanced Vehicles)University lab · founded 1934 · Tehran, IranIranian public bodies: R&D Society of Iranian Industries and Mines (Surena I), IDRO (Surena III), Presidential Deputy for Science and Technology…
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Surena I is taller than 49% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Surena I is heavier than 47% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Surena I has more joints than 0% 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
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- none
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 8 joints
- Actuators & motors
- 8 degrees of freedom.
- Other details
- 1.65 m and 60 kg; built at the University of Tehran's Center for Advanced Vehicles with funding from the R&D Society of Iranian Industries and Mines.
Lineage
Every University of Tehran, Center for Advanced Vehicles humanoid in order.
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Never sold
- Where it is sold or used
- Iran
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Iran Unveils Its Most Advanced Humanoid Robot Yet
The University of Tehran unveiled its first Surena humanoid, an 8-DoF prototype that moved on wheels.
IEEE Spectrum
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 |  Surena IUniversity of Tehran, Center for Advanced Vehicles |  HRP-4Kawada Industries and AISTSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  CB (Computational Brain) / CB-iATR Computational Neuroscience Laboratories and JST ICORP, hardware by SARCOSSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useBHR-2 (Huitong)Beijing Institute of TechnologySame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2008 | 2010-09 | 2006 | 2005-09-18 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 165 cm | 151 cm | 155 cm | 160 cm |
| Weight | 60 kg | 39 kg | 85 kg | 63 kg |
| Joints | 8 | 34 | 51 | 32 |
| Speed | — | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | $305,000 | — | — |
Sources
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