Albert Hubo
![A male humanoid robot with fluffy white hair and a mustache in the style of Albert Einstein waves.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/aa143be76beea2cf90fe08e9743835770f306f8b-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Albert Hubo is a humanoid robot that combines a mechanical body with a robotic replica of Albert Einstein's head. Its face can show happiness, sadness, anger, and surprise—and it always looks smart.
- Creators
KAIST and Hanson Robotics
- Year
- 2005
- Country
- South Korea 🇰🇷
- Categories
- Features
![Click through multiple photos to see closer and closer-up photos of a humanoid robot with bushy mustache, eyebrows and hair](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/9a938c49b1992c850c32c5760a402d61eef06d09-1200x1000.jpg?auto=format)
Did you know?
Albert Hubo shook hands with former U.S. President George W. Bush in 2005.
![A male humanoid robot with a realistic face and white body held up by an overhead harness.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/77ee41f96a6dad6b2977b67e172d8f8f489d77be-2048x1536.jpg?rect=373,0,1336,1536&w=900&auto=format)
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History
Albert Hubo was developed by a research team led by Professor Jun-Ho Oh, a researcher at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science & Technology (KAIST) and director of the Hubo Lab. The body of Albert Hubo is based on the third version of the KAIST Humanoid Robot (KHR-3), introduced in 2004, which also originated the Hubo humanoid series. The head of Albert Hubo was made by Hanson Robotics, a company specializing in ultra-realistic androids (most famous for its Philip K. Dick android).
![A man holds the face of a robot up to his face.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/055715fdf97f27c93f77d38a04ddbff6b391ff6a-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![A male humanoid robot shakes the hand of a suited former President Bush while another man looks on.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/1810dc446be02fc7d9b3d4fe4ff22133c909edf4-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Specs
- Overview
Lifelike appearance and facial expressions, dynamic humanlike walking.
- Status
Discontinued
- Year
2005
- Website
- Height
- 125 cm
- Weight
- 57 kg
- Speed
- 1.37 km/h
- Sensors
Two cameras, gyroscope, accelerometer, three-axis foot sensor.
- Actuators
42 brushed DC motors (body) and 28 servomotors (head).
- Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
- 66 (Neck: 3 DoF; Arm: 6 DoF x 2; Leg: 6 DoF x 2; Torso: 1 DoF; Hand: 5 DoF x 2; Face: 28 DoF)
- Materials
Frubber artificial skin for the face. Exterior is plastic and frame is aluminum.
- Compute
CPU with wireless network.
- Software
Windows XP and RTX Real-Time Extension
- Power
Lithium-polymer battery, 2 hours of operation