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HRP-4C

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HRP-4C is an adult-size female android with a realistic head. She can walk, sing, and even dance alongside human performers. Its movements are generated by capturing real people in motion.

Creator
AIST
Country
Japan 🇯🇵
Year
2009
Type
Humanoids, Research, Entertainment
Creator
AIST
Country
Japan 🇯🇵
Year
2009
Type
Humanoids, Research, Entertainment

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Did You Know?

HRP-4C is a professional robotic fashion model; her first gig was modeling a wedding dress.
HRP-4C met President Barack Obama during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in 2010.
The official name of the robot is "Humanoid Robotics Platform-4 (Cybernetic human)," and her nickname is Miim.

Specs

FEATURES
Able to sing using the vocal synthesizer Vocaloid. Equipped with time-tested walking control technologies developed for the HRP series.
HEIGHT
160 cm | 63 in
LENGTH
N/A cm | N/A in
WIDTH
N/A cm | N/A in
WEIGHT
46 kg | 101.4 lb
SPEED
1.8 km/h | 1.1 mph (walking)

SENSORS
Camera, gyroscope, accelerometer, six-axis force sensor.
ACTUATORS
44 servomotors
POWER
48-V nickel-metal hydride battery
COMPUTING
Intel Pentium M 1.6 GHz, wireless network
SOFTWARE
Real-time Linux OS with RT-middleware and OpenHRP3 robot simulator.
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
44 (Face: 8 DoF; Head: 3 DoF; Arm: 6 DoF x 2; Hand: 2 DoF x 2; Torso: 3 DoF; Leg: 7 DoF x 2)
MATERIALS
Silicone rubber skin (face and hands), hard plastic exterior, metal and plastic frame and skeleton.
COST
N/A
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
http://unit.aist.go.jp/is/humanoid/index.html