Care-O-bot 4

The Care-O-bot 4 is a 1.58 m, 140 kg home mobile assistant from Fraunhofer IPA (Stuttgart, DE), pilot. Verified 25 Sept 2026.

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Status

Pilot

DOF

Sources

Claims

14 accepted · 0 in review

Attribute · value

Commercial

Status

pilot

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Care-O-bot® 4 celebrates its première as shopping assistant [November 2016]

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Physical

Heightm

1.58 m

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Dimensions (L/W/H) 72/72/158 cm

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Weightkg

140 kg

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Fully configured robot Dimensions (L/W/H) 72/72/158 cm Weight 140 kg

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Payloadkg · higher is better

5 kg

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Payload 5kg

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Max speedm/s · higher is better

1.1 m/s

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Max Speed 1,1m/s

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Degrees of freedom

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Degrees of freedom 29

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Hand DOF

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Degrees of freedom 2 Communication USB

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Hand type

2-DOF gripper with integrated 3D-RGBD camera, LEDs and laser pointer; one hand can be swapped for a tray

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

If the intended purpose is to serve drinks, one hand can be replaced by a tray

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Technical

Sensors

3 safety laser scanners with safety PLC · 3D-RGBD camera in gripper (range 15-200 cm) · sensor ring for custom sensors · microphone in head

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Safety 3 safety laser scanners with safety PLC

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Lidar

Yes

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

3 safety laser scanners with safety PLC

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Cameras

3D-RGBD camera in gripper (range 15-200 cm)

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Camera 3D-RGBD camera (range 15-200cm)

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Compute

4-6 x Intel NUC i5 (256GB storage, 8GB RAM each), Gigabit Ethernet in all modules

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Computing 4-6 Intel NUC i5, 256GB, 8GB RAM

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Capability

Use cases

domestic assistance · mobile information center in museums, DIY stores and airports · collection and delivery services in homes and offices · security applications · serving drinks · shopping assistant · hotel luggage transport · supporting health care staff

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

a mobile information center in museums, DIY stores and airports, for collection and delivery services in homes and offices, for security applications or as museum robots at attractions

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Target market

enterprise

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care-o-bot.de · source ↗

Possible application area of Care-O-bot 4: support health care staff

Accessed 25 Sept 2026

Recent changes · this robotFull changelog →

25 Sept 2026Hand DOF2

25 Sept 2026Compute4-6 x Intel NUC i5 (256GB storage, 8GB RAM each), Gigabit Ethernet in all modules

25 Sept 2026Cameras3D-RGBD camera in gripper (range 15-200 cm)

25 Sept 2026Sensors3 safety laser scanners with safety PLC · 3D-RGBD camera in gripper (range 15-200 cm) · sensor ring for custom sensors · microphone in head

25 Sept 2026LidarYes

25 Sept 2026Max speed1.1 m/s

25 Sept 2026Payload5 kg

25 Sept 2026Degrees of freedom29

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