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Dreamer
Dreamer
Last updated: September 2, 2026
Locomotion Type
Biped
Stage
Demo
Height
172.7 cm
Degrees of Freedom
31 DOF
Weight
90.7 kg
Max Speed
5.4 km/h
Price
$417,391
Release Year
2007
Computing
Intel Core i5 computer Ubuntu Linux OS and RTAI with Whole-Body Control Framework v1.1, Meka M3 server for communications, and skills programmed using YAML directives.
Sensors
Camera, joint position and torque sensors, force sensors (in the wrists and fingers), inertial measurement unit.
Dreamer is a next-generation social robot developed at MIT Media Lab around 2007 (Cynthia Breazeal group), featuring expressive eyes and emotionally expressive behavior, designed to study human-robot social interaction.
Application Scenarios
Human-robot interaction and social robotics research.
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