Flobi
![A cartoonish robotic head with big blue eyes with cameras, red lips, and black eyebrows and a black, bobbed hairdo sits on a base.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/bda86e1511f9c0f8f6c9213661ba4ea63b6bd1ce-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Flobi is a robotic head that can express humanlike emotions without falling into the Uncanny Valley. It was designed to be deliberately simplistic and cartoonish to make humans more comfortable.
- Creator
- Year
- 2009
- Country
- Germany 🇩🇪
- Categories
- Features
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Did you know?
Changing Flobi's hair and lips turns the robot from female to male.
![A side view of Flobi shows its removable faceplate. This version has red eyebrows and hair.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/6f4a8e298d41becab0f66e9df98d6ec2d809c7d5-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![An image of the robot with blue lips, eyebrows and hair.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/870336c4f3b5d4a9f560c7c40c06c9532fab0d70-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
More Images
![A faceplate with two holes where the eyes will go, and a brown bob haircut.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/b622d9327afc0b2ce01cc70d29c7e5d09bf4afc4-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![An inside view of the exposed electronics in Flobi's head.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/df44a8f2722515f24cd8747f0c04568603f3a34e-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![Six black and white images of Flobi with different hairstyle and facial elements.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/cdcb2467921c42914d9523962dc2980bd61e58e3-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![The robots mouth and face are positioned downward.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/8258a8ff4b674a0370fb0083a9c909c5c4c2efd5-2048x1536.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
![A robotic head with cartoon eyes and orange hair stands on a table next to hair pieces and faces of different colors.](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/7p2whiua/production/2fa285ca77d2dd46cca33268445d021e1bd44a06-4928x3280.jpg?w=900&auto=format)
Specs
- Overview
Modular design. Head elements fitted with magnets for easy configuration of different faces.
- Status
Inactive
- Year
2009
- Width
- 22 cm
- Height
- 28 cm
- Length
- 19 cm
- Sensors
Two Point Grey Dragonfly2 cameras, two miniature microphones, IMU-based vestibular system, motor temperature sensors.
- Actuators
18 Maxon and Faulhaber servomotors
- Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
- 18 (Eyebrows: 2 DoF; Eyes: 3 DoF; Eyelids: 4 DoF; Lips: 6 DoF; Neck: 3 DoF)
- Materials
Plastic exterior; metal and plastic frame.
- Software
Custom software
- Power
220-V power supply