M1

Name: M1
Rating: 3.7 (252 reviews)

A white robot with a simple face with two eyes and a camera. It has two hands with five gripper fingers which it holds up as if gesturing. — M1's arms are compliant and safe for people to interact with. Photo: Meka Robotics

The Meka M1 is a mobile manipulation platform designed to help and collaborate with humans. It includes a wheeled base, a torso, an expressive head, and compliant arms with dexterous hands.

Creator

Meka Robotics

Year

2011

Country

United States 🇺🇸

Categories

Features

An overview of M1's capabilities. Video: Meka Robotics

Did you know?

The design of the M1 was inspired by Cody, a research robot from Georgia Tech.

Close-up of the robots face shows two eyes and a black circle near the top. — M1 has an HD camera, with a 3D sensor optional. Photo: Meka Robotics

A hand coming into the frame holds a green scarf, which the robot is also gripping one hand.ping — M1 can grasp and manipulate almost any type of object. Photo: Meka Robotics

More Images

A human hand on the robot's arm shows a big red button. — "Please, not the E-stop!" Photo: Meka Robotics

The robot wears a sad expression. A bright light forms its mouth, and its face and arms are pointed downwards. — Robot sad, very sad. Photo: Meka Robotics

Specs

Overview: Equipped with series elastic actuator arms and hands (with torque control at each joint) and a holonomic mobile base.
Status: Inactive
Year: 2011
Website: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meka_Robotics
Width: 46 cm
Height: 160 cm
Length: 67 cm
Weight: 165 kg
Speed: 3.6 km/h
Sensors: High-resolution camera and 3D camera in the head, joint torque and angle sensors. Additional sensor suite optional.
Actuators: Series elastic actuators
Degrees of Freedom (DoF): 33 (Arm: 7 DoF x 2; Hand: 5 DoF x 2; Head: 9 DoF)
Materials: Machined aluminum and sheet metal.
Compute: Three 2.5 GHz Intel Core2 Duo
Software: Ubuntu Linux OS, ROS, and RTAI+Meka M3 for real-time operation.
Power: 24-V 60-Ah battery, 1 hour of operation
Cost: $320,000 (depending on configuration)