UNIT · ROBO
Promobot / Russia

Robo-C

Robo-C is a hyper-realistic android from Russian maker Promobot, built with customizable silicone skin and mechanical facial muscles that reproduce more than 600 microexpressions. Promobot builds it to order to resemble a specific person and deploys it as a greeter, guide, and information assistant in banks, airports, museums, and shopping centers.

Enterprise $20,000–$50,000
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36 DOF
1 kg Payload
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Overview

Robo-C is a stationary, human-like android from Promobot (Russia) designed to automate customer-facing roles without changing site infrastructure. Its silicone face uses 18 moving parts to produce over 600 microexpressions, and each can be sculpted to resemble a specific person. Built for retail, hospitality, and corporate venues, it greets visitors, answers questions, and delivers information via an onboard AI with a large library of speech modules.

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Capabilities

  • Customizable silicone skin and mechanical facial muscles reproduce 600+ microexpressions
  • Face built from 18 moving parts giving 36 degrees of freedom for lifelike expression
  • Optional motorized arms with 12 degrees of freedom each manipulate objects up to 1 kg
  • Conversational AI with 100,000+ speech modules for greetings, FAQs, and guidance
  • Perception and interaction suite: RGB camera, omnidirectional microphone, dual speakers, and a 10.1-inch touchscreen
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Specifications

Degrees of freedom
36 (face); 3 (neck/torso); 12 per arm (optional)
Payload
1 kg (optional arms)
Runtime
8 hours
Actuation
18 facial moving parts; 8 actuators per hand on optional arms
Sensors
RGB camera, omnidirectional microphone
Origin
Russia
Unveiled
2019
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Deployment

  • Reception and visitor greeting
  • Customer information and FAQs
  • Museum and exhibition guide
  • Branded promotion in retail and hospitality