Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)

CommercialResearch T1
ItalyGenoaGovt-linked / Research instituteAlso: iCub project

Overview

The iCub project, led by IIT and collaborators, provides a research-grade humanoid robot platform used in embodied AI and cognition research. The project site describes the robot and its role as a lab companion with worldwide collaboration. This is included as an organization (research institute) rather than a commercial startup.

Robot & Capabilities

ProgramiCub
TypeBipedal
Target Use CasesResearch

Evidence & Demos

Stage EvidenceOfficial project site markets iCub as research-grade humanoid for embodied AI and robotics labs. (Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICub, https://icub.iit.it/)

Data Provenance

Scope ConfidenceHigh
Data ConfidenceMed
Last Verified2026-01-08