JSK Laboratory, University of Tokyo · research humanoid
JAXON
A 1.88 m, 110 kg disaster-response humanoid with 33 degrees of freedom and water-cooled high-torque motor drivers, built by team NEDO-JSK for the DARPA Robotics Challenge Finals in June 2015. At the 2015 International Robot Exhibition it crawled on hands and knees under a low ceiling and cleared debris; its hands and head cameras can be swapped.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 188 cmTaller than 95%
- Weight
- 110 kgHeavier than 86%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A research humanoid from University of Tokyo JSK Lab (team NEDO-JSK).
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
JAXON is taller than 95% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
JAXON is heavier than 86% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
JAXON has more joints than 57% 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 JAXON 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
- simple
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 33 joints
Lineage
Every University of Tokyo JSK Lab (team NEDO-JSK) 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 | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useJAXONUniversity of Tokyo JSK Lab (team NEDO-JSK) |  WALK-MANIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)Same job: research · Both walk · Both research platforms · Similar size |  TOROGerman Aerospace Center (DLR)Same job: research · Both walk · Both research platforms · Similar size | 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 | 2015-06 | 2015-06 | 2013-03-25 | 2013-07 |
| Status | Research | Research | Research | Research |
| Height | 188 cm | 185 cm | 174 cm | — |
| Weight | 110 kg | 120 kg | 76 kg | — |
| Joints | 33 | — | 39 | — |
| Speed | — | — | 1.8 km/h | — |
| Payload | — | — | 10 kg | — |
| Battery | — | — | 1 h | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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