M1

A white robot with a simple face with two eyes and a camera. It has two hands with five gripper fingers which it holds up as if gesturing.
M1's arms are compliant and safe for people to interact with. Photo: Meka Robotics

The Meka M1 is a mobile manipulation platform designed to help and collaborate with humans. It includes a wheeled base, a torso, an expressive head, and compliant arms with dexterous hands.

Creator

Meka Robotics

Year
2011
Country
United States 🇺🇸
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Features
An overview of M1's capabilities. Video: Meka Robotics

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Did you know?

The design of the M1 was inspired by Cody, a research robot from Georgia Tech.

Close-up of the robots face shows two eyes and a black circle near the top.
M1 has an HD camera, with a 3D sensor optional. Photo: Meka Robotics
A hand coming into the frame holds a green scarf, which the robot is also gripping one hand.ping
M1 can grasp and manipulate almost any type of object. Photo: Meka Robotics

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A human hand on the robot's arm shows a big red button.
"Please, not the E-stop!" Photo: Meka Robotics
The robot wears a sad expression. A bright light forms its mouth, and its face and arms are pointed downwards.
Robot sad, very sad. Photo: Meka Robotics

Specs

Overview

Equipped with series elastic actuator arms and hands (with torque control at each joint) and a holonomic mobile base.

Status

Inactive

Year

2011

Website
Width
46 cm
Height
160 cm
Length
67 cm
Weight
165 kg
Speed
3.6 km/h
Sensors

High-resolution camera and 3D camera in the head, joint torque and angle sensors. Additional sensor suite optional.

Actuators

Series elastic actuators

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
33 (Arm: 7 DoF x 2; Hand: 5 DoF x 2; Head: 9 DoF)
Materials

Machined aluminum and sheet metal.

Compute

Three 2.5 GHz Intel Core2 Duo

Software

Ubuntu Linux OS, ROS, and RTAI+Meka M3 for real-time operation.

Power

24-V 60-Ah battery, 1 hour of operation

Cost
$320,000 (depending on configuration)