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Albert Hubo

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Albert Hubo is a humanoid robot that combines a mechanical body with a robotic replica of Albert Einstein's head. Its face can show happiness, sadness, anger, and surprise—and it always looks smart.

Creator
KAIST and Hanson Robotics
Country
South Korea 🇰🇷
Year
2005
Type
Humanoids, Research
Creator
KAIST and Hanson Robotics
Country
South Korea 🇰🇷
Year
2005
Type
Humanoids, Research

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Did You Know?

Albert Hubo shook hands with former U.S. President George W. Bush in 2005.
The body of Albert Hubo was dismantled and harvested for parts; the Einstein head survived, and now sits on a shelf at the Hubo Lab.

Specs

FEATURES
Lifelike appearance and facial expressions, dynamic humanlike walking.
HEIGHT
125 cm | 49.2 in
LENGTH
N/A cm | N/A in
WIDTH
N/A cm | N/A in
WEIGHT
57 kg | 125.7 lb
SPEED
1.37 km/h | 0.9 mph

SENSORS
Two cameras, gyroscope, accelerometer, three-axis foot sensor.
ACTUATORS
42 brushed DC motors (body) and 28 servomotors (head).
POWER
Lithium-polymer battery, 2 hours of operation
COMPUTING
CPU with wireless network.
SOFTWARE
Windows XP and RTX Real-Time Extension
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
66 (Neck: 3 DoF; Arm: 6 DoF x 2; Leg: 6 DoF x 2; Torso: 1 DoF; Hand: 5 DoF x 2; Face: 28 DoF)
MATERIALS
Frubber artificial skin for the face. Exterior is plastic and frame is aluminum.
COST
N/A
STATUS
Discontinued
WEBSITE
http://hubolab.kaist.ac.kr

History

The body of Albert Hubo is based on the third version of the KAIST Humanoid Robot (KHR-3), introduced in 2004, which also originated the Hubo humanoid series. The projects were led by Professor Jun-Ho Oh, a researcher at KAIST and director of the Hubo Lab. The head of Albert Hubo was made by Hanson Robotics, a company specializing in ultra-realistic androids (most famous for its Philip K. Dick android).