Description:
Two new humanoids called ARNE and ARNEA were announced August 5, 2003 in Russia. They were built by a St. Petersburg company called New Era and students from the St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. These humanoids stand 1.23 m (4') tall and weighs 61 Kg (134 lbs). They have 28 DOF. The project, lead by Alexander Yakovlev of the Robot Technical Sector of New Era, has been running for two years.