The iCub robot is a humanoid robot having around the dimensions of a three-and-a-half-year-old child. The prototype, of height 100 cm and weight 23 kg, valued €200K, incorporates 53 DoFs (Degrees of Freedom) for moving the head, arms & hands, waist and legs, compliant actuators and sensors which communicate with an on-board PC104 controller using CanBus. The skin in forearms and hand palms allows for tactile HRI and fine object manipulation. The head has stereo cameras in a swivel mounting where eyes would be located on the human head and microphones on the side, to replace the ears. It also has lines of red LEDs representing mouth and eyebrows mounted behind the face panel for making facial expressions and expressing emotions.

The robot is already capable of eye and head motion, leg and body movement using accelerometers and gyroscopes, object recognition and a grasping movement of small objects, crawling, solving complex 3D mazes, collision avoidance within non-static environments and self-collision avoidance.

iCub is an open systems platform for research in robotics, AI, and cognitive science. YARP (Yet Another Robot Platform) is the software that represents the nervous system of the iCub humanoid robot.

Pepper is the world’s first social humanoid robot able to recognize faces and basic human emotions. Pepper was optimized for human interaction and is able to engage with people through conversation and his touch screen.

A robot designed to interact with humans. Standing 120cm tall, Pepper has no trouble in perceiving his environment and entering into a conversation when he sees a person. The touch screen on his chest displays content to highlight messages and support speech. His curvy design ensures danger-free use and a high level of acceptance by users.

https://www.softbankrobotics.com/emea/en/pepper

Furhat is a social robot that communicates with us humans as we do with each other - by speaking, listening, showing emotions and maintaining eye contact. This advanced research platform is used for Artificial Intelligence (AI), Human Robot Interaction (HRI), Cognition and Healthcare.

https://furhatrobotics.com/