The project Jaco is a robotic device designed by Kinova Rehab to help disabled people regain freedom. It is weather resistant and has a hand with three fingers that can be individually controlled. It gives people the ability to grasp objects such as a…
Lacquey is involved in developing robot grasper solutions for the food and non-food sector. Using underactuation technology, it created different grippers for different products.
Operating globally, Saebo is an American company founded in 2001 that aims at providing innovative rehabilitation products for patients with neurological injuries such as strokes. The company’s revolutionary products let patients with minimal hand and…
Senshu University in Japan is one of the country’s most highly-developed academic institutions. The robotics lab in their Mechanical Engineering Department teaches students dynamics of machines and Mechatronics and Intelligent robotics among other subjects.…
Look out, Ahra. KIST has made a new and improved version of this robot, the Ahra 2. The latest version of their humanoid Femme Fatale has an improved intelligence and can grasp and pick up objects. It also has better object, gesture, image and voice recognition.…
The female humanoid robot AILA was developed by DFKI Bremen. She uses Semantic Product Memory for enhanced object recognition. AILA can turn and move in any direction with her six wheels. She easily grasps objects and has a RFID for scanning. AILA is…
AMIGO (Autonomous Mate for Intelligent Operations) is Tech United’s care robot that participates in the RoboEarth Project. Since it can perform human tasks like grasping objects and opening cupboards, AMIGO also helps the elderly with household chores.
ApriAttenda ver. 2 was developed by Toshiba as an improvement over the previous version. It has a pair of arms and can grasp objects better. It can also recognize human faces.
Karlsruhe University developed a humanoid called ARMAR II. It has improved vision and arms, and can learn to improve its grasping abilities via touch of the object on its own.
The humanoid torso Baltazar is highly flexible and can perform a sequence of tasks. It is capable of object grasping thanks to an advanced open-loop and head-arm map. This robot torso can also mimic human gestures and has 14 degrees of freedom.
KAIST developed the third robot in the HanSaRam series called HanSaRam III. It has 22 DOFs and a camera for visual feedback, and can grasp objects with its claw-like hands.
KAIST developed the seventh robot in the HanSaRam series called HanSaRam VII. It has five fingers in each hand, can grasp and release objects, and can express hand gestures.
The HIT Intelligent Service Robot is a robot created by the Harbin Institute of Technology. Designed to help elderly people with everyday tasks, this service robot has built-in sensors for safely navigating through a home. It also has a high-resolution…
HR 4 is the fourth entry in Dr Robot's series of low-cost androids. It uses patented DURAS architecture, has excellent balance, and grasps object with pincer grip hands.
Honda's full-size humanoid HRP 1S can be controlled remotely and has stereo vision, fine grasp capabilities, a 2 kph walking speed, and 28 minutes of battery life.
RobotCub Consortium developed a humanoid called iCub. Using cognitive hypothesis of a human, it can crawl, hit bulls-eye in archery, grasp small objects and express facial expressions.
House steward robot Joy acts as the human/machine interface inside intelligent homes. It has a planning algorithm system so it can complete tasks with minimal human input needed. Joy also can grasp objects with grippers on its arms and bring them to its…
K-EBO was developed by KUT as a social robot capable of making realistic facial expressions. Each hand has five fingers, enabling it to grasp and hold objects. It has a touchscreen is mounted in its chest for users to enter commands. K-EBO has flexible…
Loki is a hobby robot named after the Norse god of Mischief. It can move with its wheels and is capable of grasping objects. Loki has an impressive list of components, including 2 Logitech Notebook Pro webcams and a Mark III controller board. It can speak,…
PRO was designed by Korntech to interact with humans through dancing and grasping objects. Its touch screen display and voice recording provide hours of entertainment.
Mechatrax developed Robocatcher which is the world’s first two-legged robot amusement machine. Operated with a special game console, it can catch an object with its graspers.
Roppie is a service robot that can help with household tasks. It uses eye-to-motion technology to translate images into actions. It has new grasping software as well.
The TAMA robot is a four-legged robot developed by JSK Laboratories. It has object recognition and can grab a ball with its graspers. It acts like a dog but has a robotic appearance.
JSK Laboratory of the University of Tokyo developed a robot called TAMA II. It can see and send visual data, navigate different terrains, and can recognize and grasp an object.
ETHZ’s Institute of Robotics has a long history of robotics achievements. The main lab is divided into many specialty labs, such as the Autonomous Systems Lab (ASL) and Agile & Dexterous Robotics Lab (ADRL), each with its own robotics projects. The ADRL,…
The ISL at the University of Maryland performs extensive robotics research. Their focus is to advance state-of-the-art design and real-time control of intelligent systems. Among the lab’s impressive list of projects is the robotic hand the Modular Dexterous…
UPenn’s Masters Program in Robotics is recognized as one of the top premier research centers in the country today. It provides students with an ideal foundation for artificial intelligence, computer vision, and the prototyping of robotic systems. Among…
The Sabanci University Robotics Research Laboratory Platform is part of the school's commitment to academic excellence and providing students with all the skills they need to succeed after graduation. The lab's recent work includes the SURALP humanoid…
The Shimojo Laboratory in Japan’s University of Electro-Communications studies a variety of robot systems. They focus on high speed tactile sensing technology, but also on slip sense, proximity sense and intelligent behavior. One of their projects, the…
The University of Pennsylvania is one of the top private Ivy League research universities in the United States of America. The General Robotics, Automation, Sensing & Perception Laboratory (GRASP) is among the numerous robotics labs found inside the UPenn…
Founded by Scott Hassan in the late 2006, Willow Garage is a technology incubator and robotics research lab dedicated to developing open source software and hardware for personal robotics applications.
DARPA developed a robotic platform called ARM to execute certain moves. Developers from public are allowed to write algorithms for the robot that make it perform complex tasks.
ARMAR III is a humanoid robot developed by Karlsruhe University. It has size and proportion similar to that of a human, and can deal with household objects and general environment.
AroS, an anthropomorphic helper robot, excels at interacting with people. Using Hebbian principles, it reads gestures to understand intentions and corrects human errors.
The Atom 7xp is the first humanoid robot created in the USA. This full-sized robot is part of Futurebots labs vision to support a wide range of industrial and commercial needs.
BARTHOC is a robot that learns through communicating with humans. Its functions are not preprogrammed; it picks up and executes instructions through robot-human interaction.
UCSD developed a baby humanoid robot called Diego-San. It was used to study how human babies interact with environment and acquire the ability to use nonverbal expressions.
The EL-E independent robot was developed to assist people with disabilities. This mobile robot can pick up objects from the floor that may be hard for disabled people to reach.
Fujitsu developed a service robot called ENON. This robot can navigate, recognize speech, talk with humans, and is designed to help elder people in their daily activities.
Intel’s HERB is a butler robot designed to help around the home. It has voice recognition and object manipulation capabilities. HERB can even be controlled with an iPhone.
Fujitsu developed the second platform in the HOAP series called HOAP 2. It is equipped with Humanoid Movement-Generation System for movement range, and contains neural networks.
Fujitsu developed the third platform in the HOAP series called HOAP 3. It has an astounding range of state-of-the art features, and runs on RT-Linux and Intel Pentium M processor.
Released 2 years after HR 4, more stable HR 5 has a wider foot platform and can walk straight unassisted. Like HR 4, it has a rechargeable battery and pincer-grip hands.
Human-sized HuiHui helps elderly people with eating and exercise. It monitors its patients with laser and ultrasonic sensors, and sends texts to summon help if necessary.
Developmental Robotics Lab of Iowa State University developed an unnamed humanoid which can identify objects by analyzing the sounds they make when they are pushed, touched and shaken.
LIRA Laboratory at the University of Genoa created James. It is a flexible humanoid which uses physical models of neural control and cognitive structures to study human brain function.
Lil’bot, the little robot that could, is a low-cost, open-source, Arduino-compatible balancing robot. It is ideal for learning to program, hacking and, of course, entertainment. Lil'bot can express some artificial emotions through an emoticon-like LED…
Together with Beijing Smart Technology, Peking University created Mary: a female service robot. This robot has infrared sensors and can detect nearby people, greet them, and shake hands. Mary can index more than 100 people in its camera, play games,…
Conventionally but solidly built, Morph 3 has a duralumin frame and can brace itself for falls. An advanced CPU, 30 servos, and 138 sensors make it highly athletic.
Built by Aldebaran Robotics, NAO is an interactive humanoid robot. With a height of 58 cm and a weight of 5 kg, the programmable robot has many uses in the fields of global research and education. The autonomous robot is used in several prestigious universities…
Built by PAL Robotics, REEM-B is a humanoid service robot that is designed to help humans with daily tasks. REEM-B is capable of speech interaction, face recognition, biped walking and traversing stairs.
Developed by Pal Robotics, REEM-C is a robotic platform that is created to use and implement algorithms easily. Aimed at research and academic users, REEM-C integrates the best expertise in robust platforms and biped robots to enable the development of…
Robo Xero was created by Himeji Softworks and Futaba. This action toy robot can walk and run and also perform punches and jumps in martial arts style. It is also great for robot wrestling because it has a five-finger robotic hand and a strong grip. It…
NASA and DARPA developed an astronaut robot called Robonaut. It is controlled by an operator using a telepresence control system and has the potential to work with humans in space.
Robonaut 2 was designed to study features needed in a space-faring robot – so well-designed that it was declared ready for actual space service after just a few upgrades.
RoGun is known as “the babysitter robot.” Not only can it entertain children with singing and dancing, it can use the Internet and WiFi to report on its surroundings.
Household chores are easy with the help of Rollin’ Justin. This robot is the perfect helper with manipulation tasks, from catching objects to making a cup of coffee.
Romeo is a humanoid robot that is being developed under Project Romeo. The 140-cm long robot will assist people who depend on others for help. And to achieve this goal, Romeo will boast an interactive design. The robot will be able to move naturally as…
WorkPartner was developed in 1998 by HUT to assist with outdoor life tasks. This mobile service robot has autonomous navigation and three types of sensors that allow it to accomplish these tasks and work together with a human operator. It has two human-like…
Kong and Wu are two advanced ping-pong playing robots developed at Zhejiang University. They are made with high-strength, lightweight materials and have 30 degrees of freedom. Their reaction time is between 0.05 and 0.01 seconds with an accuracy of 2.5…