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Rollin' Justin
Details
Rollin' Justin is a dexterous humanoid robot used to research robotics applications in home and industrial settings and in space. It can catch balls, make coffee, and is learning to fix satellites.
- Creator
- German Aerospace Center (DLR)
- Country
- Germany π©πͺ
- Year
- 2008
- Type
- Humanoids, Research
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Did You Know?
If you tell Justin to "dance like in Pulp Fiction," the robot will immediately start performing like John Travolta in the famous movie scene. |
The name Justin comes from "just in time completed." |
The European Space Agency has been practicing having astronauts onboard the International Space Station teleoperate Rollin' Justin on Earth. The goal is testing if astronauts could one day remain in orbit and control robots on the surface of other planets. |
Specs
- FEATURES
- Capable of manipulating hard and soft objects. Equipped with compliant arms and collision detection. Has autonomous and teleoperation modes.
- HEIGHT
- 195 cm | 76.8 in
- LENGTH
- 82 cm | 32.3 in
- WIDTH
- 82 cm | 32.3 in
- WEIGHT
- 199 kg | 438.7 lb
- SPEED
- 6 km/h | 3.7 mph
- SENSORS
- Stereo cameras, gyroscope, accelerometers.
- ACTUATORS
- 51 servomotors
- POWER
- 52-V battery, 1.5 hour of operation
- COMPUTING
- Four Mini-ITX boards with Intel Core i7 quad-core processors.
- SOFTWARE
- QNX real-time OS and Linux OS with custom control software.
- DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
- 58 (Head: 3 DoF; Arm: 7 DoF x 2; Hand: 13 DoF x 2; Torso: 3 DoF; Base 3 DoF x 4)
- MATERIALS
- N/A
- COST
- N/A
- STATUS
- Ongoing
- WEBSITE
- http://www.dlr.de/rm/desktopdefault.aspx/tabid-5471/
History
DLR has been developing lightweight robot arms and hands since 1995. In 2006, researchers combined two arms, hands, and a torso to build the first Justin upper body, mounted on a table. In 2008, a wheeled base was added, and Rollin' Justin was presented. In 2012, the current system was equipped with an improved control system for the mobile base and an updated computing platform.