German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics · research humanoid
Agile Justin
A second, faster sibling of DLR's Rollin' Justin, built with about 1.5x quicker arms and faster control loops; it was first seen catching balls with Rollin' Justin in early 2012. DLR lists 1.91 m height, a 45 kg upper body on a 150 kg wheeled platform, 53 degrees of freedom, whole-body tactile skin, more than 60 minutes of battery and 2 m/s top speed.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 191 cmTaller than 98%
- Weight
- 195 kgHeavier than 97%
- Payload
- 15 kgCarries more than 60%
- Speed
- 7.2 km/hFaster than 77%
- Battery
- 1 hRuns longer than 3%
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Why it matters
In 2023 DLR showed it turning never-seen objects in its four-fingered hand by touch alone, using skills learned through deep reinforcement learning.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Robotics and MechatronicsGovernment lab · founded 1969 · Cologne, GermanyGovernment-funded; total DLR funding EUR 1.701 billion in 2024 (52.9% government, 47.1% third-party)
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Agile Justin is taller than 98% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Agile Justin is heavier than 97% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Agile Justin is faster than 77% of the 122 other humanoids that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Agile Justin carries more than 60% of the 132 other humanoids that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Agile Justin has more joints than 86% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Agile Justin runs longer than 3% of the 119 other humanoids that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: price.
Public attention
How much public attention Agile Justin gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
No component details published yet.
- Hands
- dexterous
- Movement
- Wheeled base · 53 joints
Lineage
Every German Aerospace Center (DLR) humanoid in order.
Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not published
- 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 | Agile JustinGerman Aerospace Center (DLR) |  Human Support Robot (HSR)Toyota Motor CorporationSame job: home · Both on wheels · Both research platforms |
|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2012-01 | 2012-09-21 |
| Status | Research | Research |
| Height | 191 cm | 100 cm |
| Weight | 195 kg | 37 kg |
| Joints | 53 | 11 |
| Speed | 7.2 km/h | 0.8 km/h |
| Payload | 15 kg | 1.2 kg |
| Battery | 1 h | — |
| Price | — | — |
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