iCub

IIT's open-source humanoid research platform, 104cm tall with 53 degrees of freedom. Used by 20+ labs worldwide for embodied cognition and AI research.

iCub is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.

iCub is made by Italian Institute of Technology, based in Genoa, Italy.

iCub is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.

On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to iCub include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.

iCub and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. iCub has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.

On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, iCub ranks in roughly the top 77% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.

iCub is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.

No verified deployments of iCub are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.

iCub has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.