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IIT iCub3

Larger avatar humanoid enabling immersive remote teleoperation. Released 2021.

Official page on icub.iit.it
43
Robo2u Score
125 cm
Height
54
Degrees of freedom

Robo2u Score (0 to 100) = 35% maturity + 30% capability (DoF and payload, percentile vs the field) + 15% recency + 10% runtime + 10% availability. A spec the maker doesn't publish scores below the median. Computed from the columns shown. Scored against other humanoid robots.

Specifications

MakerIIT
Form factorHumanoid
CategoryResearch
OriginItalyItaly
StatusResearch
Released2021
Height125 cm
Weight52 kg
Degrees of freedom54
AI / computeOnboard head PC: 11th-gen Intel Core i7 @1.8 GHz with 16 GB RAM (Ubuntu), plus an NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX module for processing the 4K stereo camera images; distributed Arm Cortex microcontrollers handle real-time motor control (1 kHz / 20 kHz). Runs YARP middleware. Teleoperation/avatar system, not an autonomous VLA stack.

Not yet published by the maker or not yet verified: payload, top speed, runtime, price.

Sources

  1. icub.iit.it/

Added to the database 2026-07-01. Dataset updated 2026-09-24. Also available as JSON at /api/robots.

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