Osaka University · research humanoid
Robovie
A human-like torso with a head, two arms and sensors in the head, arms and chest on a wheeled base, developed at ATR from 1999. It was used in early field studies of social robots, for example showing that its gestures helped people follow spoken route directions; it began the Robovie line that later included Robovie-R Ver.3.
- Price
- $125,000Cheaper than 13%
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
One of the first humanoids built specifically to study everyday communication between robots and people, with gestures, gaze and speech.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Osaka UniversityUniversity lab · Suita, Osaka, JapanUniversity research lab; ERICA was developed within the JST ERATO Ishiguro Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction Project.
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Robovie costs less than 13% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, speed, payload, joints, battery.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Wheeled base
Lineage
Every ATR (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International), Hiroshi Ishiguro's group humanoid in order.
DB (Dynamic Brain)2000Retired- Robovie2001Retired
Actroid (Repliee Q1)2003Retired- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useCB2 (Child-robot with Biomimetic Body)2006Retired
Geminoid HI-12006Retired
Geminoid F2010Retired- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to usePneuborn2011Retired
ERICA2015Research- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useAlter 32019Research
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- $125,000About $125,000 including image processing system (2001 report)
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | RobovieATR (Advanced Telecommunications Research Institute International), Hiroshi Ishiguro's group |  wakamaruMitsubishi Heavy IndustriesSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |  enonFujitsu Frontech and Fujitsu LaboratoriesSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots · Similar price |  EMIEWHitachiSame job: social · Both on wheels · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2001 | 2003-02 | 2005-09-13 | 2005-03-15 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Discontinued | Retired |
| Height | — | 100 cm | 130 cm | 130 cm |
| Weight | — | — | 50 kg | 70 kg |
| Joints | — | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | 1 km/h | 3 km/h | 6 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | 2 h | — | — |
| Price | $125,000 | $14,300 | $54,000 | — |
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