Honda Motor Co., Ltd. · research humanoid
P3
A smaller, lighter (1.6 m, 130 kg) self-contained walker built with new materials and distributed control; the direct step before ASIMO.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 160 cmTaller than 40%
- Weight
- 130 kgHeavier than 91%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A retired humanoid from Honda.
Real-world use
AIST's HRP-1 (1998) research platform in Japan's Humanoid Robotics Project was based on this robot.
Maker
Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Company · founded 1948 · Tokyo, Japanpublic company (TYO: 7267; NYSE: HMC)
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
P3 is taller than 40% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
P3 is heavier than 91% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, joints, battery, price.
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
- 1 news story 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
- Compute
- Distributed control system incorporated to reduce size and weight (Honda).
- Battery & power
- Operating time doubled relative to P2 (Hirai, 1999).
- Materials & build
- Honda reviewed component materials and adopted a distributed control design to cut weight to 130 kg (from 210 kg on P2).
- Other details
- 28 degrees of freedom; 160 cm and 130 kg; walked at 2 km/h; about 1 kg carrying load or 10 kg pushed on a cart.
Lineage
Every Honda humanoid in order.
P11996Retired
P21996Retired- P31997Retired
ASIMO2000Retired
ASIMO (new ASIMO)2005Retired
All-new ASIMO2011Retired- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useE2-DR2017Prototype
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Where it is sold or used
- Japan (Honda R&D only)
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- P3 completed
Honda completed P3, a smaller and lighter fully independent humanoid aimed at everyday environments.
Honda
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 | P3Honda | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useWABIANWaseda UniversitySame 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 | 1997-09 | 1997 | 2000-06 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 160 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 130 kg | — | — |
| Joints | — | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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