The HRP-4C is a humanoid robot developed by Japan’s National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) and unveiled in 2009. Standing 158 cm (5 feet 2 inches) tall and weighing about 43 kg (95 lbs), it was designed with realistic facial features and body proportions modeled after average Japanese women. Equipped with speech, facial expressions, and motion control, HRP-4C can walk, talk, and perform gestures.
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