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iCub IIT (Italian Institute of Technology)
104 cm
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iCub
Shipping 2009 Business
An open-source child-sized research humanoid for studying cognition and embodied AI.
Overview
The iCub is a one-metre-tall open-source humanoid research platform developed by the Italian Institute of Technology, with 53 actuated degrees of freedom and the proportions of a small child. Around 30 units exist in laboratories, mostly in Europe, at a cost of roughly €250,000 each.
Use cases
Cognitive research AI research
Capability evidence
- Remote avatar tourismAn operator in Genoa teleoperated iCub3 at the Venice Biennale roughly 300 km away, transmitting locomotion, manipulation, voice and facial expressions with visual and haptic feedback over fiber. TechXplore ↗ · 2022-03
- Avatar XPRIZE finalsThe iCub3 avatar system, which competed in the ANA Avatar XPRIZE finals, was validated as a fully-immersive remote embodiment platform in a peer-reviewed Science Robotics paper. Science Robotics ↗ · 2024-01
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