KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database

The KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database supports research on human motion analysis, synthesis, biomechanics, and related applications.

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About KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database

The KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database provides recorded whole-body human motion for research on motion analysis and synthesis, biomechanics, rehabilitation robotics, and humanoid and wearable robot design. Captured motion is normalized for subject height and weight using the master motor map (MMM) reference kinematics and dynamics model.

Recordings include the position and motion of objects the subject interacts with and subject-object relations, and are manually annotated with motion description tags in a tree structure for search. The site also provides related publications and guidance for citing the database as a whole or specific datasets.

Key features

  • Whole-body human motion recordings normalized by height and weight
  • Unifying representation using MMM kinematics and dynamics model
  • Includes position and motion of interacted objects
  • Documents subject-object relations alongside motion capture data
  • Manual annotation with motion tags in tree structure for search
  • Transfer of subject-specific motions to different robot embodiments
Best for: Researchers working on human motion analysis and synthesis, biomechanics, rehabilitation robotics, or humanoid and wearable robots.
Good for
  • Includes object motion and subject-object relations in addition to human motion
  • Normalizes recordings across subjects with MMM reference model
  • Manually annotated tags organized for searching by motion type

KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database at a glance

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Oct 5, 2026

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KIT Whole-Body Human Motion Database FAQ

How should I cite use of the database?
Cite Mandery et al. (2016) for the database as a whole, and cite the specific dataset publication when using motions from a published dataset such as the KIT Bimanual Manipulation Dataset.
What is included besides the subject's motion?
The database includes the position and motion of objects the subject interacts with, as well as subject-object relations.
How are motions made comparable between different subjects?
Captured motion is normalized for height and weight using the master motor map (MMM) reference kinematics and dynamics model.
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