RoboThespian
RoboThespian is Engineered Arts' life-size performing humanoid, produced since 2005 and installed in science centres and museums worldwide. It is a static-base robot for presentation, telepresence and entertainment rather than for walking or work.
We have not sat down with this one. The score below is computed from the data we hold, and the facts on this page are sourced. It is not on sale, so there is nothing to recommend.
How the score is built
Capability is what the machine physically does. Value compares it with others at a similar price, not with the whole market. Buyability asks whether you can really order one. Ecosystem is the software and community around it. Proof is what it has done in the field, which is where most humanoids score badly and should.
- Status
- Commercial
- Category
- entertainment
- First revealed
- 2005
- Form
- bipedal
- Height
- n/a
- Weight
- n/a
- Payload
- n/a
- Degrees of freedom
- n/a
- Battery
- n/a
- Runtime
- n/a
- Walking speed
- n/a
- Actuation
- electric and pneumatic
- Units deployed (est.)
- not disclosed
- Teleoperation
- yes
Where it stands
Sold and rented to science centres and events since 2005; current version RT4.
What stands out
- In production since 2005
- Installed at museums and science centres worldwide
Autonomy, observed
Telepresence and scripted performance modes.
Price and volume
commercial pricing on request
Index position
In the Humanoid Index, which ranks on shipped reality rather than value for money, RoboThespian sits at #79 of 107 with 26 points: deployment 14/50, autonomy 4/30, availability 8/20. See that method.
Other robots by Engineered Arts.
Sources
- 01RoboThespianEngineered Arts
- 02RoboThespianWikipedia
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