Abstract: A humanoid robot includes an upper region, a lower region, and a central region. The upper region includes a head, a torso, and a pair of arms coupled to the torso. The lower region is spaced apart from the upper region and includes a pair of legs. The central region is located between the upper region and the lower region and is configured to allow movement of the upper region and the lower region relative to one another. The central region of the humanoid robot is also configured to provide and facilitate at least three types of discrete movement—pitch, roll, and yaw—both forward and backward, both left and right, and independently or at the same time, of the upper region relative to the lower region to provide the humanoid robot with functionality that substantially mirrors movements that most human beings are typically capable of during daily life.

Abstract: A humanoid robot includes an upper region, a lower region, and a central region. The upper region includes a head, a torso, and a pair of arms coupled to the torso. The lower region is spaced apart from the upper region and includes a pair of legs. The central region is located between the upper region and the lower region and is configured to allow movement of the upper region and the lower region relative to one another. The central region of the humanoid robot is also configured to provide and facilitate at least three types of discrete movement—pitch, roll, and yaw—both forward and backward, both left and right, and independently or at the same time, of the upper region relative to the lower region to provide the humanoid robot with functionality that substantially mirrors movements that most human beings are typically capable of during daily life.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a humanoid robot with an arrangement of components that allows the robot to mimic the movements, functionality and capabilities of a human being. The robot includes a torso coupled to a waist, an arm assembly, and a head assembly. A pelvis is coupled to the waist and has left and right actuator mounts. Left and right hip assemblies are coupled to the respective actuator mounts. Each hip assembly includes a hip pitch actuator assembly, a hip roll actuator assembly, and a leg twist actuator assembly. The hip pitch actuator assembly has a portion positioned within the pelvis and is coupled to the actuator mount. The hip roll actuator assembly is coupled to the hip pitch actuator assembly, with a non-90 degree angle formed between their axes. The leg twist actuator assembly is coupled to the hip roll actuator assembly and positioned below extents of both the hip pitch and hip roll actuator assemblies.