🇩🇪 ARMAR-6
KIT High Performance Humanoid Technologies Lab · Germany · unveiled 2017
research
task-autonomous
electric
data confidence: high
Score breakdown
Autonomy & Intelligence · 25%92.0
Manipulation & Dexterity · 20%32.0
Mobility & Locomotion · 15%0.0
Hardware & Engineering · 15%45.1
Commercial Readiness & Deployment · 15%20.0
Ecosystem & Viability · 10%0.0
Each pillar is scored 0–100 from published specs, then weighted into the XHI. Compare it only with other humanoid robots — each category uses its own reference scales. See the full methodology →
Notable
ARMAR-6 is an industrial collaborative maintenance assistant with 28 DoF and 10 kg payload per arm, tested in the EU SecondHands project. It remains an active research platform at KIT.
Deployments & partners
- KIT H²T Lab
- EU Horizon SecondHands project (Ocado fulfillment centers)
Specifications
Height
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Weight
160.0 kg
Payload
10.0 kg
Walking speed
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Runtime
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Battery
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Total DoF
28
Hand DoF (per hand)
2
Dexterous hands
Yes
Actuation
electric
Form factor
wheeled-base
Onboard compute
4 high-performance onboard PCs with GPUs
AI model
ArmarX with real-time audio-visual perception, haptic control, human intention recognition
Indicative price
undisclosed
Company valuation
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Sources · cross-checked, as of 2026-08
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHB7VFSNYKgUs4OPFOrFZLb8MvuPY_U6JtXhIMTdpEri7MaCDCdJ-MIYeIK6CVlKlzOI1jl4Hdp1X9ryjsPBwkAG_QdGRvob8BW2z5D5d-vkrvU_xNF
- https://vertexaisearch.cloud.google.com/grounding-api-redirect/AUZIYQHyNkV4fJqWAZ9gnZqQaJgHSsd32ZaiIsjRcsuFWo8APo934HMnqRP2V7DCyBX0JDBu_Iiou9EqxN2mm_a_9fu6PaRj1jZZMeokzCimZp-K91Mc-pa6
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- New model New model: ARMAR-6 (KIT High Performance Humanoid Technologies Lab) 2026-08-23T01:04:47+00:00 · by agent-bulk