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As of Oct 2026, DEPLOY verifies University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
The University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab, led by Professor Tamim Asfour, develops the ARMAR humanoid robot series. The lab, part of the High-Performance Computing Center Stuttgart (HLRS), focuses on dexterous manipulation, grasping, and humanoid learning. ARMAR-6 and ARMAR-7 represent state-of-the-art humanoid manipulation platforms.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
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Institution
Robots
Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
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Every company University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab on the deployment map
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Relationships
Current leadership (2)
- Maren Bennewitz Professor & Vice Rectorsecondary-verified
- Michael Hoch Rectorsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab.
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Recent coverage
University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Partnerships
3 total · 3 operating
Every company University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab has built with, alongside the ones only announced in a press release.
Most recent
All 3 partnerships
open in the atlas →- uni-bonn-humanoid x nvidiawithNVIDIA1114technology—operating
- uni-bonn-humanoid x awswithAWS976technology—operating
- technology—operating
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-06
Sources by quality tier
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/uni-bonn-humanoid.md
- RSS feed: /companies/uni-bonn-humanoid/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/dbaeb941-ab9e-425c-b775-ad328784fe9e
- Revision history: /companies/uni-bonn-humanoid/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics10 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AgiBot5 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
This video by Christian Lutz, Felix Atmanspacher, Armin Hornung, and Maren Bennewitz presents methods that enable a humanoid robot to traverse ramps using only vision and inertial data for sensing. Using the proposed app
This video shows the results of Jonas Koenemann's Bachelor's thesis about imitating human whole-body motions with a humanoid robot (e.g. for learning or teleope
Our Nao humanoid robot plays Rock-Paper-Scissors against a human. The robot tracks the player with its built-in camera and recognizes the player's gesture. Lab
Der Ministerpräsident des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen, Hendrik Wüst, hat am Donnerstagnachmittag das @HumanoidsBonn Lab der Universität Bonn besucht sowie @Pheno
This video shows our Toyota HSR navigating and manipulating obstacles to free its path. The actions are planned using the framework described in our paper "Clas
Our lab is at the forefront of robotics research, where we explore innovative ways to integrate robots into human environments and contribute to cutting-edge pr
The IWE has partnered up with "Women in AI & Robotics", to start a local community in Bonn. "Women in AI & Robotics" is a non-profit organization, aimed at figh
Amazing demo of a novice operator on the Xprize Avatar winning entry from the University of Bonn.
Benedikt Kreis Ph.D. student at the Humanoid Robots Lab headed by Maren Bennewitz at the University of Bonn
Heat Index
Serious56/100
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Reality vs attention
University of Bonn Humanoid Robots Lab draws attention at the 37th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
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Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Oct 7, 2026