Kondo KHR-3HV
The Kondo KHR series, starting with KHR-1 in 2004, made bipedal humanoids affordable for hobbyists and schools. KHR-3HV is the long-running current model.
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. Treat the score as a starting point, not a recommendation.
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.
Similar money, different machine.
- Status
- Commercial
- Category
- education
- First revealed
- 2009
- Form
- bipedal
- Height
- 40 cm
- Weight
- 1.5 kg
- Payload
- n/a
- Degrees of freedom
- 17
- Battery
- n/a
- Runtime
- n/a
- Walking speed
- n/a
- Actuation
- KRS serial servos
- Units deployed (est.)
- not disclosed
- Teleoperation
- yes
Where it stands
Hobby humanoid kit line since 2004; KHR-3HV (2009) still sold and used in ROBO-ONE competitions.
What stands out
- Hobby humanoid kit since 2004
Autonomy, observed
Pre-programmed motions; autonomous behaviour depends on user programming.
Controlled by remote or PC software.
Hands, sensors, brain
- Sensors: optional gyro and accelerometer
- Compute: RCB-4 controller board
Price and volume
Kit priced around JPY 150,000 to 190,000 depending on configuration.
Index position
In the Humanoid Index, which ranks on shipped reality rather than value for money, Kondo KHR-3HV sits at #30 of 107 with 42 points: deployment 14/50, autonomy 8/30, availability 20/20. See that method.
Deposits, lead times and warranties: reading a humanoid order sheet
Of 42 buy records, 2 publish a deposit, 1 a warranty, 1 a shipping cost and none a lead time in weeks. The order sheet for a humanoid is mostly blank, and the blanks are where the money goes.
Japan built the first humanoids, then stopped shipping them
Japan has 24 humanoids and 12 makers in our record, more than any country except China and the United States. Two of the 24 can be ordered today, and both were first shown in 2009.
Startups, automakers, universities: who builds humanoids
108 makers, nine kinds. Startups hold 37 of the 44 humanoids you can order. Automakers, universities, big tech, conglomerates and NASA hold 45 robots between them and sell none of them.
Sources
- 01Kondo Kagaku KHR-3HVKondo Kagaku
Price sources
- 01Humanoid robots for sale: prices and US legalityRoboZaps · 2026-07-28
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