Fujitsu Automation Ltd. (Fujitsu group, with Fujitsu Laboratories) · research humanoid
HOAP-1
A 48 cm, 6 kg research humanoid whose control interface was published so labs could write their own walking and motion programs, tested first in bundled simulation software.
- Price
- $41,000Cheaper than 38%
- Height
- 48 cmTaller than 1%
- Weight
- 6 kgHeavier than 2%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
One of the first humanoid robots sold off the shelf to researchers, with an open interface running on RT-Linux. Included despite its small size because of that.
Real-world use
Sold in Japan from September 2001 with a target of 100 units in three years; followed by HOAP-2 and HOAP-3.
Maker
Fujitsu Automation Ltd. (Fujitsu group, with Fujitsu Laboratories)CompanyPart of the Fujitsu group; parent Fujitsu Ltd. is a public company (TYO: 6702)
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
HOAP-1 is taller than 1% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HOAP-1 is heavier than 2% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HOAP-1 has more joints than 9% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HOAP-1 costs less than 38% of the 85 other humanoids that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, battery.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- 331 views of its Wikipedia article in the last 90 days (HOAP)
- 4 news stories from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Hands
- simple
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 20 joints
- Actuators & motors
- Internal motors driving 20 degrees of freedom (Fujitsu).
- Sensors & vision
- Internal sensors (types not listed in the release).
- Compute
- Controlled from an external PC running RT-Linux over USB 1.0 (12 Mbps) linked to the robot's internal network, with a 1 ms control cycle (Fujitsu).
- Battery & power
- External DC 24 V, 6.2 A (150 W) supply; no battery listed (Fujitsu).
- AI & software
- Bundled poser, viewer and simulation software for trial runs before real tests; internal interface published so users write their own control programs (Fujitsu).
From the maker
HOAP-1 is the only humanoid from Fujitsu Automation / Fujitsu Laboratories in the atlas.
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $41,000about 5 million yen (roughly US$41,000-41,400 in press reports); Fujitsu listed price as 'open'
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Sales target of 100 units in three years (Fujitsu target, not reported sales)
- Where it is sold or used
- Japan (domestic sales)
News
The latest 4, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- HOAP-3 announced with image recognition and communication functions
Fujitsu Automation announced HOAP-3, jointly developed with Fujitsu Laboratories, and began accepting orders on 5 July 2005.
ITmedia NEWS - Fujitsu Automation announces the small humanoid robot HOAP-2
Fujitsu Automation announced the 7 kg HOAP-2, with 25 joint axes and USB 1.1 connection to an RT-Linux control PC; orders were to begin on 20 April 2003.
ITmedia NEWS - Presented to the Robotics Society of Japan
Fujitsu detailed HOAP-1 at the society's meeting at the University of Tokyo.
Fujitsu - Fujitsu Automation starts selling HOAP-1
Fujitsu announced HOAP-1 and began domestic sales the same day.
Fujitsu
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. How we choose
| Measure | HOAP-1Fujitsu Automation / Fujitsu Laboratories |  H7University of Tokyo JSK Lab (Inoue-Inaba Lab), built with Kawada IndustriesSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  isamuKawada IndustriesSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  H6University of Tokyo JSK Lab, built by Kawada IndustriesSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2001-09-10 | 2001 | 2001 | 2000-06 |
| Status | Discontinued | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 48 cm | — | — | — |
| Weight | 6 kg | — | — | — |
| Joints | 20 | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | $41,000 | — | — | — |
Sources
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