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iCub
An open research humanoid created to study embodied cognition, learning and sensorimotor development.
Price status
Research platform; contact IIT
Contact research team · Research platform; contact IIT
Official specifications
The IIT product catalog, its linked revision 2.5 technical sheet and project history were checked on 11 October 2026. The measurements describe that documented configuration, not every iCub generation.
| Category | Research humanoid |
|---|---|
| Commercial status | Active research platform |
| Availability | Contact research team |
| Release year | 2004 project start; later hardware specifications |
| Height | About 105 cm in the IIT revision 2.5 datasheet |
| Weight | 33 kg including the 3 kg battery pack |
| Degrees of freedom | 53 in the IIT revision 2.5 datasheet |
| Target markets | Research, Education |
| Use cases | Cognitive robotics, manipulation, perception and embodied AI research |
Price by market
Research platform; contact IIT
No numerical price is recorded in this catalog entry.
Compare the recorded dimensions of iCub
The two comparison records have the nearest recorded heights in the same catalog category.
| Field | iCub | Honda ASIMO | Albert HUBO |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | About 105 cm in the IIT revision 2.5 datasheet | 130 cm for the November 2011 revision | 137 cm |
| Mass | 33 kg including the 3 kg battery pack | 48 kg for the November 2011 revision | 57 kg |
| Recorded degrees of freedom | 53 in the IIT revision 2.5 datasheet | 57 for the November 2011 revision | 66 |
| Source date in record | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-11 | 2026-10-07 |
| Product source | iCub documentation | Honda ASIMO documentation | Albert HUBO documentation |
iCub is recorded as 25 cm shorter than Honda ASIMO. This subtraction uses the recorded heights.
iCub is recorded as 32 cm shorter than Albert HUBO. 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
manufacturer
IIT iCub technical specifications, document revision 2.5
https://icub.iit.it/documents/175012/528824/Technical-specs_iCub_robot_Rev_2.3_05082019%2B(1).pdf/44d1e600-7a09-12e0-5eeb-5e3a2444e78c
manufacturer
IIT product catalog linking the technical sheet
https://icub.iit.it/products/product-catalog
manufacturer
IIT iCub project history
https://icub.iit.it/about-us/icub-history
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