🇮🇹Research Institute
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
The Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia is a private research foundation headquartered in Genoa. It was established by an Italian decree-law in 2003 and conducts research spanning robotics, neuroscience, nanotechnology and life sciences. IIT develops the iCub humanoid platform and built the ergoCub robot with the Italian workers' insurance authority INAIL.
Last verified Oct 8, 2026
Company website ↗- Country
- 🇮🇹 Italy
- Headquarters
- Genoa, Italy
- Founded
- 2003
- Type
- Research Institute
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Robots by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)
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IIIIT ergoCub🇮🇹 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) | Prototype | Biped | 150 cm | 55.7 kg | 54 | 10 kg | — | — | — | Sep 21, 2023 |
 IIT iCub🇮🇹 Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) | Commercial | Biped | 105 cm | 33 kg | 53 | — | — | — | ~$279,425 | Jul 14, 2005 |
Model timeline
Robot announcements
- IIT ergoCub
Sep 21, 2023 · Prototype
- IIT iCub
Jul 14, 2005 · Commercial
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Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) FAQ
What humanoid robots does Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) make?
Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) has 2 robot records in this dataset: IIT ergoCub, IIT iCub.
Where is Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT) based?
The company record lists Genoa, Italy.