Dreamer

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Dreamer is a research robot developed to be social and work closely with people. It uses compliant actuators, and its head is expressive but deliberately cartoonish to make it easier to interact with.

Creator: UT Austin and Meka Robotics
Country: United States 🇺🇸
Year: 2012
Type: Humanoids, Research

Creator: UT Austin and Meka Robotics

Country: United States 🇺🇸

Year: 2012

Type: Humanoids, Research

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Images

$Dreamer\'s face was inspired by Japanese anime.$

Dreamer's face was inspired by Japanese anime.

Photo: Meka Robotics

Videos

A Dreamer demo at a robotics conference.

Video: BotJunkie

Transforming the Dreamer into reality.

Video: UT Austin/Human Centered Robotics Lab

Dreamer gets its head checked.

Video: Meka Robotics

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Did You Know?

Dreamer's eyes are very high performance and can move just as fast as human eyes can.

Dreamer's ears were inspired by Meka Robotics co-founder Aaron Edsinger's puppy.

Dreamer stands for "Dexterous Robot for EducAtion, Manufacturing, and Engineering Research."

Specs

FEATURES: Capable of performing whole-body compliant control. Equipped with series elastic actuators to absorb shocks and provide safe operation.
HEIGHT: 172.7 cm | 68 in
LENGTH: 81.3 cm | 32 in
WIDTH: 81.28 cm | 32 in
WEIGHT: 90.7 kg | 200 lb
SPEED: 5.4 km/h | 3.4 mph

SENSORS: Camera, joint position and torque sensors, force sensors (in the wrists and fingers), inertial measurement unit.
ACTUATORS: Series elastic actuators (in the arms), brushless DC motors (torso, head, and base), omnidirectional wheels.
POWER: Lead-acid batteries, 15 to 45 minutes of operation
COMPUTING: Intel Core i5 computer
SOFTWARE: Ubuntu Linux OS and RTAI with Whole-Body Control Framework v1.1, Meka M3 server for communications, and skills programmed using YAML directives.
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF): 31
MATERIALS: N/A
COST: $400,000
STATUS: Ongoing
WEBSITE: http://www.me.utexas.edu/~hcrl/