Diego-san
Diego-san
UCSD Machine Perception LaboratoryUnknown
Infant cognitive-development humanoid research platformType
Humanoid Robots
Status
Infant cognitive-development humanoid research platform
Release Date
2010
Warranty
Unknown
Location
Unknown
Last Verified
2026-07-02
1.3 m
Height
35 kg
Weight
Unknown
Payload
Diego-san is a humanoid designed to study cognitive development. It's modeled after a 1-year-old baby, except it has a giant head to accommodate all the hardware that powers its expressive face.
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Specifications
Basic Information
Country
United States
Release Date
2010
Robot Type
Humanoid robot
Body Specifications
Height
1.3 m
Material
Aluminum structure, acrylic shell, and rubber face.
Weight
35 kg
Width
70 cm
Degrees of Freedom
DOF per Arm
8 DoF per arm
DOF per Hand
3 DoF per hand
Head DOF
27 electric servos for facial expression
DOF per Leg
7 DoF per leg
Total DOF
71 DOF
Mechanical Structure
Actuator Model
44 pneumatic actuators for body joints and 18 electric RC servos for the face.
Sensors
Sensors
Two Point Grey Dragonfly2 cameras, two microphones, two inertial measurement units, 38 potentiometers, 88 pressure sensors.
Compute Platform
Onboard Compute
Intel Xeon 2.8 GHz computer with 12 cores. Analog sensors and pneumatic actuators connected to the computer using a National Instruments data acquisition system.
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