Steve
Stage-hosting humanoid robot by Jan De Coster
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Steve is a humanoid robot created by Belgian designer Jan De Coster, built to feel at home on a stage and among people. He was named after the actor Steve McQueen and conceived as an expressive character rather than a human imitator. Steve was commissioned by the Belgian cinema-advertising company Brightfish to host events and front promotional campaigns in movie theaters.
Released: 2015
- Price
- Contact for pricing
- Height
- 210 cm Third-party
- Weight
- 140 kg
- Payload
- Not disclosed
- Degrees of freedom
- Not disclosed
- Battery
- Not disclosed
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- Spec sources
- 1 linked
- Verification
- Partially verified · 1/4 specs source-verified · last checked Jul 8, 2026
- Availability
- Customer Confirmed
- Last verified
- Jul 8, 2026
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Overview
Steve is a humanoid robot designed and built by Jan De Coster, a Belgian designer who works on embodied AI and human-robot interaction. Conceived in the spring of 2013 and named after the actor Steve McQueen, Steve was created to be a robot that feels at home on a stage and between people, standing a little taller than the average person.
The concept came to life as a commission for Brightfish, a Belgian cinema-advertising company, with production support from FablabXL and Robovision. Steve effectively became a Brightfish figure, scheduled to spearhead several campaigns in movie theaters in Belgium.
Rather than a commercial product or a technical tool, Steve is a custom-built character meant to evoke curiosity and connection. It serves as a public-facing performer that combines technological intrigue with artistic storytelling at events and campaigns.
Key Features
- Expressive, minimalist humanoid form designed as a stage character rather than a human imitator
- Built to host and interact with audiences, including interviewing people on and off stage
- Commissioned and deployed by the Belgian company Brightfish for cinema-advertising campaigns
- Created with production support from FablabXL and Robovision
Specifications
Mechanics
| Locomotion | Bipedal Unverified |
Performance
| Max Speed | 2.2 m/s Unverified |
Physical
| Weight | 140 kg Unverified |
| Height | 210 cm |
Compare with similar robots
| Steve | Unitree H2 | TORA-ONE | THEMIS V2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| Height | 210 cm | 180 cm | 146-186 cm (foldable/adjustable) | 1.6 m |
| Weight | 140 kg | 70 kg | — | 37.5 kg |
| Payload | — | 15 kg peak / 7 kg rated (single arm) | 5 kg per arm (rated) | 15 kg |
| Reach | — | — | — | — |
| Max speed | 2.2 m/s | — | 0.6 m/s | 2.78 m/s |
| Degrees of freedom | — | 31 | 47 | 40 |
| Battery | — | ≈3 h runtime (972 Wh, 15 Ah, max 75.6 V) | 8 hours | 3 hours |
Evidence & changelog
Sources
- Steve the Robot — Sulu.be · Sulu.be — cites Height
Manufacturer
Belgian studio creating entertainment humanoid robots for theater and events.
- Headquarters
- Belgium
- Founded
- 2013
- Website
- Official site
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