Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation) · research humanoid
HRP-3 Promet Mk-II
A 1.6 m, 68 kg humanoid from a five-year NEDO project, with sealed joints, a cooling system and remote-control tools from Kawasaki. A new actuator doubled continuous stepping time to 120 minutes.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 160 cmTaller than 40%
- Weight
- 68 kgHeavier than 58%
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Built as a 'blue-collar' humanoid with dust-proof, splash-proof joints for outdoor and construction-site work.
Real-world use
NEDO project partners Kawada, AIST and Kawasaki
Maker
Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)CompanyPart of the KTI Kawada Group; no external funding rounds reported.
How it stacks up
Against other humanoids that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
HRP-3 Promet Mk-II is taller than 40% of the 305 other humanoids that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HRP-3 Promet Mk-II is heavier than 58% of the 277 other humanoids that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
HRP-3 Promet Mk-II has more joints than 74% of the 236 other humanoids that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: speed, payload, battery, price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current humanoids.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 42 joints
- Actuators & motors
- New high-output actuators for walking, doubling continuous stepping time from 60 to 120 minutes.
- Hands
- 6 DoF per hand (13 DoF per arm assembly including 7 in the arm).
- Sensors & vision
- Three-camera stereo vision system, two cameras for teleoperation, laser range sensor, joint encoders, attitude sensor and six-axis force sensors (Kawada Industries, 2008).
- Battery & power
- 48 V, 16 Ah NiMH battery; approximately two hours of continuous walking (Kawada Industries, 2008).
- Materials & build
- 160 cm, 68 kg with batteries; exterior by Yutaka Izubuchi.
- AI & software
- AIST developed the software; Kawasaki developed a hybrid autonomous/remote-control system with an operator cockpit.
- Other details
- 42 DoF; dust-proof and water-resistant joints and electrics with an internal cooling system, aimed at outdoor work such as construction sites.
Lineage
Every Kawada Industries, AIST and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (NEDO project) humanoid in order.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- research prototype
- Sold or delivered
- never sold
- Where it is sold or used
- Japan
- Customers and pilots
- NEDO project partners Kawada, AIST and Kawasaki
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- HRP-3 Promet Mk-II unveiled
Kawada, AIST and Kawasaki announced a dust- and splash-resistant humanoid from a five-year NEDO project.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every humanoid: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. Few robots match closely, so these are the nearest matches. How we choose
| Measure | HRP-3 Promet Mk-IIKawada Industries, AIST and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (NEDO project) |  AR-600Android Technics (NPO Androidnaya Tekhnika)Same job: industrial · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2007-06-21 | 2012 |
| Status | Retired | Retired |
| Height | 160 cm | 148 cm |
| Weight | 68 kg | 56 kg |
| Joints | 42 | 36 |
| Speed | — | — |
| Payload | — | — |
| Battery | — | — |
| Price | — | — |
Sources
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