University of Tokyo (JSK Lab) Kengoro

Human-mimetic musculoskeletal humanoid with tendon-driven muscles, from University of Tokyo's JSK Lab. Released 2016.

Official page on science.org
47
Robo2u Score
170 cm
Height
114
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

MakerUniversity of Tokyo (JSK Lab)
Form factorHumanoid
CategoryResearch
OriginJapanJapan
StatusResearch (Research prototype)
Released2016
Height170 cm
Weight56 kg
Degrees of freedom114

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

Sources

  1. science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.aaq0899

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

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