Copy of Hiroshi Ishiguro
The android is a copy of its creator, Hiroshi Ishiguro. Published research identifies HI-1 as the first Geminoid-type android. [6]
Geminoid HI-1
Specs, price & availability · verified Oct 2026
Geminoid HI-1 is a 60 kg upper-body from Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory (Japan), discontinued with no published price.
- Price
- Not disclosed
- Weight
- 60 kg
- Total DoF
- 50
Last verified Oct 10, 2026
Price & availability
Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory has not published a price
Discontinued
Current dataset status: Discontinued.
Product overview
About Geminoid HI-1
Geminoid HI-1 is a teleoperated android copy of Hiroshi Ishiguro, built by his laboratory with ATR and Kokoro. A peer-reviewed account says development was completed in 2006 and identifies HI-1 as the first Geminoid-type android.
Published research describes 50 mostly pneumatic actuators and 50 degrees of freedom. Robotsguide lists only a sitting-posture height of 140 cm and reports a weight of 60 kg. The Osaka lab describes Geminoids as teleoperated androids resembling a specific original person, so HI-1 is controlled remotely rather than operating as an autonomous conversational robot.
A freely licensed 2009 photograph on Wikimedia Commons shows Ishiguro beside HI-1 at the Ars Electronica festival. Robotsguide labels the model inactive, so this page treats it as a discontinued historical robot. No current product page or sales channel was found.
Capabilities
Key features
Hardware profile
Specifications
Official — stated by the manufacturer or organizerReported — stated by a credible third partyEstimated — derived or approximate
Body
- Weight
- 60 kgReported — stated by a credible third party[1]Per robotsguide
Mobility
Compute & Sensing
Show unknown fields (11)
Body
- Height
- Not published
Mobility
- Maximum speed
- Not published
- Peak joint torque
- Not published
Power
- Battery
- Not published
- Runtime
- Not published
- Charge time
- Not published
- Swappable battery
- Not published
Hands & Manipulation
- DoF per hand
- Not published
- Payload
- Not published
- Hand / end effector
- Not published
Compute & Sensing
- AI stack
- Not published
Quick answers
Geminoid HI-1 FAQ
Can you buy Geminoid HI-1?
No general order page is verified. Geminoid HI-1 is currently classified as discontinued. [3]
How many degrees of freedom does Geminoid HI-1 have?
Geminoid HI-1 has 50 listed degrees of freedom; Head 13, torso 15, arms and legs 22 (robotsguide). [1][6]
Who makes Geminoid HI-1?
Geminoid HI-1 is made by Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratory, based in Japan. [3]
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Evaluation footprint
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Evidence
Sources
- [1]Geminoid HI (robotsguide) ↗Robotsguide · database · accessed Oct 10, 2026
- [2]Humanoid robot - Wikipedia ↗Wikipedia · database · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [3]Geminoid project page ↗The University of Osaka Intelligent Robotics Laboratory · official · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [4]File: Hiroshi Ishiguro and Geminoid HI-1 at AEC.JPG ↗Wikimedia Commons · database · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [5]Geminoid - Wikipedia ↗Wikipedia · database · accessed Oct 8, 2026
- [6]Affective Computing Combined with Android Science ↗KI - Künstliche Intelligenz · paper · accessed Oct 8, 2026