Honda E series

The E-series was a collection of successive humanoid robots created by the Honda Motor Company between the years of 1986 and 1993. These robots were only experimental, but later evolved into the Honda P series, with Honda eventually amassing the knowledge and experience necessary to create Honda's advanced humanoid robot: ASIMO. The fact that Honda had been developing the robots was kept secret from the public until the announcement of the Honda P2 in 1996.

E0, developed in 1986, was the very first robot. It walked in a straight line on two feet, in a manner resembling human locomotion, taking around 5 seconds to complete a single step. Quickly engineers realised that in order to walk up slopes, the robot would need to travel faster.[1] The model has 6 degrees of freedom: 1 in each groin, 1 in each knee and 1 in each ankle.

Models

E0
(1986)
E1
(1987)
E2
(1989)
E3
(1991)
E4
(1991)
E5
(1992)
E6
(1993)
P1
(1993)
Weight 16.5 kg 72 kg 67.7 kg 86 kg 150 kg 150 kg 150 kg 175 kg
Height 101.3 cm 128.8 cm 132 cm 136.3 cm 159.5 cm 170 cm 174.3 cm 191.5 cm
Degrees of freedom 6 12 12 12 12 12 12 30
(12 in legs)
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See also

References

  1. 1 2 "History of the Humanoids: E0 (1986)". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  2. 1 2 3 "History of the Humanoids: E1-E2-E3 (1987 - 1991)". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
  3. 1 2 3 "History of the Humanoids: E4-E5-E6 (1991 - 1993)". Honda Motor Co., Ltd. Retrieved 2008-07-01.
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