Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (H2T, High Performance Humanoid Technologies Lab)
Logo: Unknown authorUnknown author, Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsKIT is a German public research university formed in 2009 from the University of Karlsruhe (1825) and a Helmholtz research centre. Its H2T lab, led by Tamim Asfour, builds the ARMAR family of humanoids, from ARMAR-III to ARMAR-7.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 66 humanoids
- First robot
- 2000Latest 2024
- Headquarters
- KarlsruheGermany
- Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
- Who uses it?3 robot models in useShown doing household tasks at Hannover Messe in April 2026 and slated for care-facility…
- What is new?2020-05SecondHands project ends
Robots
6 robot models shown in public, from 2000 to 2024. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 6 humanoids
- Research
ARMAR-7Price not publishedNot for sale yetNo skills shown in public yet - Research
ARMAR-6Price not publishedNot for sale yetTools - Retired
ARMAR-4No longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
ARMAR-IIINo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
ARMAR-IINo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
ARMAR-INo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (H2T, High Performance Humanoid Technologies Lab)'s robots by the maker or reputable press.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (H2T, High Performance Humanoid Technologies Lab)'s robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
- ARMAR-72024 · Research
Shown doing household tasks at Hannover Messe in April 2026 and slated for care-facility trials under KIT's JuBot project.
- ARMAR-62018 · Research
Tested at an Ocado fulfilment centre in the UK over about two years.
- ARMAR-III2006 · Retired
Loaded dishwashers and fetched drinks in KIT's lab kitchen; a second unit, ARMAR-IIIb, followed in 2008.
What is new
The latest stories about Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (H2T, High Performance Humanoid Technologies Lab)'s robots, newest first.
- SecondHands project ends Freethink · ARMAR-6
- KIT announces ARMAR-6 Freethink · ARMAR-6
- Second copy, ARMAR-IIIb Karlsruhe Institute of Technology · ARMAR-III
- ARMAR-III completed KIT H2T (High Performance Humanoid Technologies) · ARMAR-III
- ARMAR-IIIa replaces ARMAR-II KIT H2T · ARMAR-II
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 2009
- Headquarters
- Karlsruhe, Germany
- Focus
- Humanoid mechatronics and cognitive robots for household and industrial help: grasping, mobile manipulation and learning from watching people
- Funding
- Public university (budget about EUR 1.16 billion, 2023); ARMAR-III funded by the DFG SFB 588 programme, ARMAR-6 by the EU SecondHands project, ARMAR-7 partly by the EU
- Partners
- Ocado (ARMAR-6 trials in SecondHands); Robotics Institute Germany; Carl Zeiss Stiftung (JuBot project)
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in Germany.
- University of Bonn, Autonomous Intelligent Systems group (Team NimbRo)Germany · 7 models
- German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Robotics and MechatronicsGermany · 3 models
- NEURA RoboticsGermany · 3 models
- Technical University of Munich (TUM)Germany · 3 models
- DFKI Robotics Innovation CenterGermany · 2 models
- Agile RobotsGermany · 1 model
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