Albert Hubo

A male humanoid robot with fluffy white hair and a mustache in the style of Albert Einstein waves.
"Let me explain mass-energy equivalence to you, human." Photo: KAIST

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.

Creators

KAIST and Hanson Robotics

Year
2005
Country
South Korea 🇰🇷
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Click through multiple photos to see closer and closer-up photos of a humanoid robot with bushy mustache, eyebrows and hair
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See a close-up of Albert Hubo's face. Photos: KAIST

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Did you know?

Albert Hubo shook hands with former U.S. President George W. Bush in 2005.

A male humanoid robot with a realistic face and white body held up by an overhead harness.
"Has anyone seen my wig?" Photo: Volker Steger/Photo Researchers
Professor Jun Ho Oh demonstrates Hubo and Albert Hubo. Video: PlasticPals

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History

Albert Hubo was developed by a research team led by Professor Jun-Ho Oh, a researcher at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and director of the Hubo Lab. 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 head of Albert Hubo was made by Hanson Robotics, a company specializing in ultra-realistic androids (most famous for its Philip K. Dick android).

A man holds the face of a robot up to his face.
Maybe Albert Einstein was a robot after all. Photo: Ana Nance/Redux
A male humanoid robot shakes the hand of a suited former President Bush while another man looks on.
Bot meets Bush. Photo: Yonhap/AP Photo

Specs

Overview

Lifelike appearance and facial expressions, dynamic humanlike walking.

Status

Discontinued

Year

2005

Website
Height
125 cm
Weight
57 kg
Speed
1.37 km/h
Sensors

Two cameras, gyroscope, accelerometer, three-axis foot sensor.

Actuators

42 brushed DC motors (body) and 28 servomotors (head).

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.

Compute

CPU with wireless network.

Software

Windows XP and RTX Real-Time Extension

Power

Lithium-polymer battery, 2 hours of operation