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Cog
Cog
Last updated: September 2, 2026
Locomotion Type
Hybrid
Stage
Demo
Height
172 cm
Degrees of Freedom
22 DOF
Release Year
1993
Sensors
Each eye with two cameras (one wide and one narrow field of view), three-axis inertial system, load cells in each joint, optical encoders, array of tactile sensors, two microphones. Various limit switches, pressure sensors, and thermal sensors (to gather proprioceptive data).
Cog is a classic upper-body humanoid robot developed at MIT AI Lab starting around 1993 (Rodney Brooks team), with about 40 DOF, designed to study developmental robotics, human-robot interaction and sensorimotor learning.
Application Scenarios
Cognitive development and human-robot interaction research.
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