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Albert HUBO

A research collaboration combining KAIST's HUBO walking platform with an expressive Albert Einstein-inspired head by Hanson Robotics.

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Research platform

Not commercially available · Research platform

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Official specifications

The IROS 2006 Albert HUBO paper by the KAIST and Hanson Robotics team was checked on 7 October 2026. It reports 137 cm, 57 kg and 66 DoF.

CategoryResearch humanoid
Commercial statusHistorical research platform
AvailabilityNot commercially available
Release year2005
Height137 cm
Weight57 kg
Degrees of freedom66
Target marketsResearch
Use casesBipedal robotics and expressive human-robot interaction research

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Compare the recorded dimensions of Albert HUBO

The two comparison records have the nearest recorded heights in the same catalog category.

Catalog records with their original source dates
FieldAlbert HUBOHonda ASIMOHRP-4
Height137 cm130 cm for the November 2011 revision151 cm
Mass57 kg48 kg for the November 2011 revision39 kg
Recorded degrees of freedom6657 for the November 2011 revision34
Source date in record2026-10-072026-10-112026-08-15
Product sourceAlbert HUBO documentationHonda ASIMO documentationHRP-4 documentation

Albert HUBO is recorded as 7 cm taller than Honda ASIMO. This subtraction uses the recorded heights.

Albert HUBO is recorded as 14 cm shorter than HRP-4. This subtraction uses the recorded heights.

Dimensions do not measure task success. Joint counts may cover different configurations or include different hand mechanisms. Confirm each configuration in its linked documentation before comparing control access.

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Sources and image provenance

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Albert HUBO IROS 2006 paper

https://publications.ri.cmu.edu/design-of-android-type-humanoid-robot-albert-hubo

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KAIST HUBO Lab

https://hubolab.kaist.ac.kr/

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