Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)
Kawada began building humanoids in 1999 with the University of Tokyo's H6 and went on to make the HRP-2, HRP-3 and HRP-4 research humanoids with AIST. Its robot business was spun off as Kawada Robotics Corp. in 2013 and sells the NEXTAGE two-armed factory humanoid.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 66 humanoids
- First robot
- 2001Latest 2010
- Headquarters
- Japan
- Can I buy one?1 on sale nowBuy from the maker's own page
- Who uses it?3 robot models in useSold to universities and research institutes from January 2011.
- What is new?2025-12-03NEXTAGE used for robot motion-data collection demos at iREX 2025
Robots
6 robot models shown in public, from 2001 to 2010. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 6 humanoids
- Discontinued
HRP-4No longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Commercial
NEXTAGEPrice not publishedSortAssembleOn site - Discontinued
HIRONo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
HRP-3 Promet Mk-IINo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
HRP-2 PrometNo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet - Retired
isamuNo longer soldNo skills shown in public yet
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)'s robots by the maker or reputable press.
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)'s robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
- NEXTAGE2009 · Commercial
Used on Japanese assembly lines; open version NEXTAGE OPEN followed in 2013 and NEXTAGE Fillie in 2022.
- HRP-42010 · Discontinued
Sold to universities and research institutes from January 2011.
- HRP-2 Promet2002 · Retired
Offered by Kawada to research institutes in Japan and abroad from 2002; registered as an important science and technology heritage item by Japan's National Museum of Nature and Science in 2017.
What is new
The latest stories about Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)'s robots, newest first.
- NEXTAGE used for robot motion-data collection demos at iREX 2025 MONOist (ITmedia) · NEXTAGE
- NEXTAGE Fillie launched Kawada Robotics Corporation · NEXTAGE
- HRP-2 on permanent display in Paris Kawada Robotics Corporation · HRP-2 Promet
- NEXTAGE NXA series released Kawada Robotics Corporation · NEXTAGE
- HRP-2 named a national historical technology item Kawada Robotics Corporation · HRP-2 Promet
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Focus
- Research humanoids and fence-free dual-arm humanoids for factory assembly.
- Funding
- Part of the KTI Kawada Group; no external funding rounds reported.
- Partners
- AIST, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, METI and NEDO (HRP projects); GLORY LTD. (NEXTAGE assembly line, 2012 Robot Award); University of Tokyo (H6, 1999).
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in Japan.
Sources
3 sources behind this page.
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