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HRP-4C Miim
AIST's cybernetic human platform explored humanlike appearance, speech-linked motion and entertainment performance.
Price status
Research platform
Not commercially available · Research platform
Official specifications
AIST’s official HRP-4C release and technical paper were checked on 7 October 2026. They support the 158 cm height, 43 kg mass and 42-DoF total used in this profile.
| Category | Entertainment research humanoid |
|---|---|
| Commercial status | Historical research platform |
| Availability | Not commercially available |
| Release year | 2009 |
| Height | 158 cm |
| Weight | 43 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 42 |
| Target markets | Research, Entertainment |
| Use cases | Human-motion research, entertainment studies and public demonstrations |
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AIST HRP-4C official release
https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/list/latest_research/2009/20090513/20090513.html
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AIST HRP-4C technical paper
https://staff.aist.go.jp/e.yoshida/papers/AR2863.pdf
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