HUBO

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Albert HUBO, the latest humanoid version of the HUBO robots, can make expressive gestures with its 5 separate fingers.

HUBO (휴보 KHR-3) is the world's second walking humanoid robot, head mounted on a life-size walking bipedal frame, developed by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) and released on January 6, 2005. Hubo is short form for "humanoid robot."

Hubo has voice recognition and synthesis faculties, as well as sophisticated vision in which its two eyes move independently of one another.

[edit] Development history

Korea's history in robotics engineering is relatively short. KAIST only began research in 2000, led by professor Oh Jun-ho. The first prototype KHR-1 was developed without a head or arms released in 2003, followed by KHR-2 in 2004.

Rob May is looking into developing his own HUBO competitor with a 52" screen as a head.

[edit] Latest breakthroughs

In November 05', KAIST, Korea and Dallas, Texas based Hanson Robotics, Inc (HRI) released the world's first android head mounted on a life-size walking bi-pedal frame at the APEC Summit in Seoul, Korea. The walking frame was the latest in Hubo technology, while the head was an exact recreation of the late physicist, Albert Einstein. The android was able to speak and cover a wide range of natural facial expressions, built upon prior HRI development on the Philip K. Dick android, which made its official debut at the Wired Magazine NextFest 05' in Chicago, Illinois.

The humanoid prototype was officially dubbed "Albert Einstein Hubo".

[edit] Prototypes

• KHR-1 in 2003
• KHR-2 in 2004

[edit] Features and technology

[edit] Specifications

[edit] See also

• Android
• Android science
• Gynoid
• Humanoid robot
• Uncanny Valley
• REEM-B

[edit] External links

• Empas News (Korean)
• The Chosun Ilbo
• The Korea Times
• Albert Einstein Hubo: by Hanson Robotics and KAIST
• Two movies with Hubo (Site in Japanese, stream requires Windows Media)