Delft University of Technology · research humanoid
TUlip
A human-sized biped built to play in RoboCup soccer and to study walking and gait control on uneven ground.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 125 cmTaller than 17%
- Weight
- 25 kgHeavier than 12%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
A retired humanoid from Delft University of Technology.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2008
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Delft University of TechnologyUniversity lab · founded 1842 · Delft, NetherlandsPublic university; 2024 budget about €1.09 billion.
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
TUlip is taller than 17% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
TUlip is heavier than 12% 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
- 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
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- Actuators & motors
- 16 motors: 12 Maxon 60 W brushed DC motors (compliant, force-controlled) and 4 Dynamixel servomotors.
- Hands
- No hands; 1-DoF arms.
- Sensors & vision
- Stereo camera, IMU, ground-contact sensors, rotary encoders in each joint.
- Compute
- 1 GHz single-board computer.
- Battery & power
- Three 3.7 V 3.3 Ah and eight 3.7 V 2.0 Ah lithium-polymer batteries (latter for actuators); about 30 minutes of operation.
- Materials & build
- Aluminium structure, hard plastic covers, foam and composite body armour.
- AI & software
- Xenomai real-time Linux, RoboFrame middleware, custom control software.
- Other details
- Built for RoboCup humanoid soccer and gait research on uneven ground; materials cost $30,000.
Named suppliers:ROBOTIS (Dynamixel)maxon
From the maker
TUlip is the only humanoid from Delft University of Technology in the atlas.
Watch TUlip
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
- Built
- not stated
- Sold or delivered
- not sold
- Where it is sold or used
- Delft University of Technology, Netherlands
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 | TUlipDelft University of Technology |  MyonNeurorobotics Research Laboratory (Manfred Hild), Humboldt-Universitat zu Berlin, later Beuth University of Applied SciencesSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  All-new ASIMOHondaSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |  ASIMO (new ASIMO)HondaSame job: entertainment · Both walk · Both past robots · Similar size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2008 | 2010-06 | 2011-11-08 | 2005-12-13 |
| Status | Retired | Retired | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 125 cm | 125 cm | 130 cm | 130 cm |
| Weight | 25 kg | 16 kg | 48 kg | 54 kg |
| Joints | — | 32 | 57 | 34 |
| Speed | — | — | 9 km/h | 6 km/h |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | 0.7 h | — |
| Price | — | — | — | — |
Sources
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