The project of “Design, Fabrication and Control of the Humanoid Robot (SURENA)” was first presented on December 15, 2008 as SURENA I. SURENA I was an 8 degree-of-freedom (8 DOF) humanoid robot, which was able to move on a pre-defined trajectory with a tracking and remote control system. SURENA project is enhancing the ability to design robots that walk on two legs, under a feedback control system that provides dynamic balance, yielding a much more human-like motion. The work is addressing both theoretical and experimental aspects of bipedal locomotion.

On July 3, 2010 the second generation of SURENA was unveiled. SURENA II has 22 DOFs including 12, 8, and 2 at its legs, hands and head respectively. Its height is 145 cm with a weight of 45 kg. SURENA is a product of more than 10,000 hours of hard work by a team of 20 engineers and students.

The robot has been manufactured by a team from Center for Advanced Vehicles (CAV), University of Tehran” and “The R&D Society of Iranian Industry, Mine & Commerce”. The aim of the project as using the robot in sensitive and hard work conditions instead of human workers.

SURENA project is enhancing the ability to design robots that walk on two legs, under a feedback control system that provides dynamic balance, yielding a much more human-like motion. The work is addressing both theoretical and experimental aspects of bipedal locomotion.

On July 3, 2010 the second generation of SURENA was unveiled. SURENA II has 22 DOFs including 12, 8, and 2 at its legs, hands and head respectively. Its height is 145 cm with a weight of 45 kg. SURENA is a product of more than 10,000 hours of hard work by a team of 20 engineers and students.

SURENA II is equipped with various sensors such as gyroscope and accelerometers which provide stable motion. A Multi-Input Multi-Output (MIMO) control system is employed to provide a smooth walk. SURENA II is a humanoid robot that balances itself and walks freely. The robot has the shape and size of a standard human, making it the first anthropomorphic robot in Iran that moves dynamically like a real human.