BHR-5

Name: BHR-5
Rating: 3.8 (498 reviews)

A silver humanoid robot holds a ping pong paddle. — BHR-5 is the latest model in the BHR series of humanoids. Photo: Beijing Institute of Technology

BHR-5 is an adult-size humanoid that can walk, climb stairs, and grasp objects. It can use its high-speed vision system to perform agile tasks, such as playing table tennis against a human.

Creator

Beijing Institute of Technology

Year

2012

Country

China 🇨🇳

Categories

Features

Robot tai chi and robot ping-pong. Video: Xinhua News

Did you know?

Two BHR-5 robots can play table tennis against each other, rallying back and forth 200 times.

A man in a oversized white and yellow outfit. — BHR-4 is based on one of its creators, Dr. Junyao Gao. Photo: Beijing Institute of Technology

A white two legged robot. — BHR-3M appeared in several museum exhibits in China. Photo: Beijing Institute of Technology

Specs

Overview: Capable of manipulating a variety of objects. Able to understand speech and recognize images.
Status: Ongoing
Year: 2012
Website: robot.bit.edu.cn
Height: 165 cm
Weight: 65 kg
Speed: 2 km/h (walking)
Sensors: Two cameras, gyroscope and accelerometer, magnetometer, six-axis force-torque sensor.
Actuators: 30 servomotors
Degrees of Freedom (DoF): 30 (Head: 2 DoF; Arm: 7 DoF x 2; Torso: 2 DoF; Leg: 6 DoF x 2)
Materials: Hard plastic exterior; metal frame and skeleton.
Compute: Control unit for walking and other functions. Processing unit for audio and video, wireless network.
Software: RTLinux real-time OS. Custom control software.
Power: Lithium-polymer battery, 1 hour of operation
Cost: $700,000 (BHR-3M model)