Steve
Stage-hosting humanoid robot by Jan De Coster
Price
Price not publicly disclosed
A firm price is shown only when the public evidence has been verified.
Key facts
Values reflect the public record
- Height
- 210 cmThird-party source
- Weight
- 140 kg
- Payload
- No public data documented
- Degrees of freedom
- No public data documented
- Runtime
- No public data documented
- Max speed
- 2.2 m/s
Canonical robot record
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.
RoboZaps maintains this record as part of its canonical robotics database. Specs are source-verified where linked; the record compares public facts across manufacturers rather than representing a single robot maker.
- Spec sources
- 1 linked
- Verification
- Partially verified · 1/4 specs source-verified
- Deployment
- Customer Confirmed
- Last verified
- Jul 8, 2026
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
Grouped technical data with source detail available on demand.
4 documented values
Mechanics
| Locomotion | Bipedal Unverified |
|---|
Performance
| Max Speed | 2.2 m/s Unverified |
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Physical
| Height | 210 cmThird-party sourceVerified Jul 11, 2026 Sulu.be (opens in a new tab) |
|---|---|
| Weight | 140 kg Unverified |
Evidence & changelog
Sources behind this record and material corrections made over time.
Sources
- Steve the Robot — Sulu.be (opens in a new tab) · Sulu.be — cites Height
Manufacturer
Belgian studio creating entertainment humanoid robots for theater and events.
- Headquarters
- Belgium
- Founded
- 2013
