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Rollin' Justin

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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 🇩🇪
Year
2008
Type
Humanoids, Research
Creator
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Country
Germany 🇩🇪
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.