Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation) · research humanoid
isamu
Kawada's first humanoid developed in-house, built between its University of Tokyo work and the government HRP-2 project.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
Kawada's first in-house humanoid robot.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2001
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)CompanyPart of the KTI Kawada Group; no external funding rounds reported.
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
- 3 news stories 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
- Hands
- Could grasp objects up to 2 kg (per Industrial Robot, 2001).
- Materials & build
- About 1.5 m tall and 55 kg.
- AI & software
- Walking speed up to 2 km/h was set by joystick; the 2001 report says it did not walk fully autonomously. Intended for research on human-interactive motion control.
- Other details
- Could climb and descend steps up to 25 cm high. Developed by Kawada Industries with the University of Tokyo's Inoue-Inaba lab.
Lineage
Every Kawada Industries humanoid in order.
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
- Not stated
- Sold or delivered
- Not sold; research robot
- Where it is sold or used
- Kawada Industries, Japan
News
The latest 3, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Kawada unveils HRP-2 Promet
A year after isamu, Kawada announced HRP-2 Promet for research institutes in Japan and abroad.
Kawada Robotics - Trade journal profiles isamu
Industrial Robot described the 1.5 m, 55 kg robot, its joystick-driven walking and its 25 cm step climbing.
Emerald (Industrial Robot) - Kawada announces its first in-house humanoid
Kawada introduced isamu, built on technology accumulated since its H6 contract work.
Kawada Robotics
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. How we choose
| Measure | isamuKawada Industries |  HOAP-1Fujitsu Automation / Fujitsu LaboratoriesSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  H7University of Tokyo JSK Lab (Inoue-Inaba Lab), built with Kawada IndustriesSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useXianxingzhe (Pioneer)National University of Defense Technology (NUDT)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2001 | 2001-09-10 | 2001 | 2000-11-29 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Retired | Retired |
| Height | — | 48 cm | — | 140 cm |
| Weight | — | 6 kg | — | 20 kg |
| Joints | — | 20 | — | — |
| Speed | — | — | — | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | $41,000 | — | — |
Sources
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