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Fujitsu HOAP-2. Humanoid robot, Kawasaki, Japan, 2003, aluminum body with plastic head, approximately 480 x 240 x 160 mm, movable joints including articulated fingers, image 1
Fujitsu HOAP-2. Humanoid robot, Kawasaki, Japan, 2003, aluminum body with plastic head, approximately 480 x 240 x 160 mm, movable joints including articulated fingers, image 2
Lot 657W

Fujitsu HOAP-2.
Humanoid robot, Kawasaki, Japan, 2003, aluminum body with plastic head, approximately 480 x 240 x 160 mm, movable joints including articulated fingers,

5 December 2018, 14:00 EST
New York

US$5,000 - US$7,000

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Fujitsu HOAP-2.

Humanoid robot, Kawasaki, Japan, 2003, aluminum body with plastic head, approximately 480 x 240 x 160 mm, movable joints including articulated fingers, plastic-covered backpack containing LAN, with original shipping box, battery pack, interface cable, support strap.

Fujitsu Automation's Humanoid for Open Architecture Platform (HOAP) was created for research applications and likely rarely saw use outside of the academic lab environment. This example is serial number 14, apparently from an extremely limited run. HOAP-2 demonstrations show smooth movement of the joints and show the robot walking on flat terrain, ramps and up and down stairs, performing sumo movements, standing from a seated position, cleaning a whiteboard, kicking a ball, doing a headstand, grasping and using thin objects such as pens, brushes, etc. Interestingly, research has been done with the HOAP-2 demonstrating the ability of humanoid robots to successfully perform tasks in unknown environments such as needed in space exploration.

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