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HUBO2

HUBO2 is Rainbow Robotics full-size humanoid research platform. Commercialized from South Korea HUBO humanoid program, it has been supplied to major resear...

Facts

Company
Rainbow Robotics
Product type
humanoid
Status
legacy_commercial_research_platform
Primary capability
humanoid research
Website
https://www.rainbow-robotics.com/en_hubo2

About HUBO2

HUBO2 is a 1.2-metre, 43-kilogram humanoid with 38 degrees of freedom. Brushless and DC motors with harmonic reducers actuate its joints, while force-torque sensors in the ankles and wrists and an inertial sensor in the pelvis support balance and manipulation.

The chest contains the main computer, real-time controller and lithium-ion battery, and the head carries a vision camera. Rainbow Robotics commercialised HUBO2 from the KAIST humanoid programme and supplied it to research institutions including MIT and Google for walking, control and manipulation studies.

Market context

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Summary

Type: Humanoid

Core: Research platform

Function: Locomotion

Audience: Researchers

Specifications

actuation
BLDC and DC motor actuators with harmonic reduction gearing
battery
Li-ion battery in the chest
battery_system
Li-ion battery on the chest
compute
Main computer and real-time controller in the chest
compute_model
Main computer and real-time controller on the chest
height_cm
120 cm
sensors_summary
Ankle 6-axis force/torque with tilt sensor, pelvis inertial sensor, wrist 3-axis force/torque sensor and head camera
total_dof
38 DoF
weight_kg
43 kg

Operations

Environment
robotics_lab, humanoid_research
Primary user
robotics_research_labs, universities
Role
humanoid_research_platform, bipedal_locomotion_research
Interaction model
research_control, programmed_robotics_tasks
Mobility class
humanoid, biped
Product detail
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