Engineered Arts · Humanoid · 2021
Ameca, from UK firm Engineered Arts (Falmouth, Cornwall), is widely regarded as the world's most expressive humanoid robot — the grey-skinned, deliberately gender- and race-neutral face that went viral for its unsettlingly lifelike expressions. First shown at CES 2022 (project began Feb 2021, Generation 3 launched at ICRA 2025 alongside the 'Ami' companion), it stands 1,870 mm at 62 kg and is built on Engineered Arts' proprietary Mesmer actuator technology for smooth, precise facial and upper-body articulation. Crucially it is a static interaction platform — no functional locomotion; it stands on a weighted base or stage mount — designed for public engagement, hospitality, museums and human-robot-interaction research. It's modular (head, arms and torso sold separately/upgradeable) and cloud-connected, running the Tritium OS with integration to AI systems including OpenAI's GPT models and human telepresence/avatar control, programmable in Python, C++ and block-based code. IMPORTANT: Engineered Arts deliberately does NOT publish payload, grip force, joint torque, or LiDAR/depth/IMU/tactile sensor specs — those fields are flagged as unpublished rather than estimated. Height/weight are from the official page (187 cm / 62 kg).
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Expressive Social Humanoid (static) |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2021 |
| Origin | UK |
| Announced | 2021-02 |
| Released | 2021 |
| Dimensions (H×W×D) | 1870 × 470 × 850 mm |
| Weight | 62 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 61 |
| Camera | Head cameras (face tracking, eye contact) |
| AI model | GPT-4o integrated; cloud-connected conversational AI; switches personalities + languages in seconds; force feedback + voice interaction; reacts to personal space |
| Operating system | Tritium (Engineered Arts robot OS) |
| Actuator type | Electric + pneumatic actuators; proprietary Mesmer technology (lifelike expressions); grey rubber skin (face + hands); static (stationary - no locomotion); modular/upgradeable (arm or head can run independently); ~0.5 ms/joint response |
| Connectivity | Wi-Fi, Bluetooth |
| Use cases | Museums & science centres, Corporate events, Conferences, Hospitality, HRI research & education |
| Made in | UK (Cornwall) |
