Robots from Japan
Discover 47 robots and autonomous systems developed by pioneering robotics manufacturers headquartered in Japan.
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Shimizu Humanoid
The Shimizu Humanoid is a bipedal humanoid robot that Shimizu Corporation, one of Japan's largest builders, is trialling on its own construction sites as part of a full-scale 'AI robot' (physical AI) programme announced…
Torobo
Torobo is a torque-controlled upper-body humanoid robot designed for advanced AI and robotics manipulation research, mounted on a 4-axis omnidirectional wheeled mobile base. Standing 166 cm tall and weighing 160 kg…
Kaleido 8.0
Kaleido 8.0 is the eighth generation of Kawasaki Heavy Industries' Kaleido humanoid, part of its Robust Humanoid Platform programme for robots that can work in tough real-world conditions. The 180 cm biped weighs 80 to…
CUE7
CUE7 is Toyota's advanced research humanoid robot designed to demonstrate precision motion, perception, and AI-driven athletic performance through basketball tasks. Standing 7 feet 2 inches tall and weighing 163 pounds,…
ASIMO 2.0
ASIMO (Advanced Step in Innovative MObility) is a pioneering bipedal humanoid robot developed by Honda. The second-generation model (ASIMO 2.0) was introduced in 2005, and the final version in 2011. While Honda…
Punyo
Punyo is a soft humanoid robot developed by Toyota Research Institute for whole-body manipulation research, emphasizing safe human-robot interaction in assistive scenarios like aging in place. Its upper body features…
HL Ninja
HL Ninja, also called HL Human or simply "N", is Highlanders' bipedal general-purpose humanoid, revealed as a prototype in June 2025 after the company's Ninja v1 and v2 walking testbeds. Standing about 1.4 m tall with…
Ena
Ena is a next-generation physical AI humanoid service robot developed by Tokyo-based robotics company Enactic (founded by Hiro Yamamoto). Engineered to live alongside humans in chaotic and dynamic environments like care…
NEXTAGE Fillie
The NEXTAGE Fillie is a compact collaborative humanoid robot designed for safe human-robot interaction in industrial and research settings. Featuring a humanoid form with dual arms, it excels in assembly tasks, object…
NAO
NAO is a compact bipedal humanoid robot renowned for its interactive capabilities in education, research, and healthcare. Standing at 58 cm with 25 degrees of freedom, it features human-like proportions enabling fluid…
Cinnamon 1
Cinnamon 1 is a next-generation mass-produced bipedal humanoid robot developed by Donut Robotics, designed for noisy industrial environments like construction sites and factories. It features autonomous AI powered by a…
Toyota T-HR3
Toyota T-HR3 is a third-generation research humanoid robot developed by Toyota's Frontier Research Center to explore friendly and safe human-robot coexistence, remote medical care, and disaster response. Standing 154 cm…
ELEY
ELEY (Embodied Learning robot for Enhanced Yield) is a wheeled partner robot from Toyota, developed by its Frontier Research Center as the successor in spirit to the Human Support Robot (HSR). It has two human-like arms…
Pepper
Pepper is a humanoid social robot engineered for human interaction, featuring expressive facial animations via LED eyes and gestures powered by 20 DC motors. Standing at 120 cm with omnidirectional wheeled mobility…
Kaleido 9
Kaleido 9 is the ninth generation of Kawasaki's humanoid robot, shown to the public in 2026 after research that began in 2015. Kawasaki redesigned the legs of this model so the robot can stay upright and recover when it…
ugo Nova
ugo Nova is a Japanese-made semi-humanoid from ugo in Tokyo, announced in September 2026. It has a white head with a face display, two 7-axis arms ending in two-finger hands, a rotating waist and a height-adjustable…
Alter 3
Alter 3 is an advanced humanoid robot engineered for exploring artificial life, expression, and human-robot interaction through dynamic, autonomous movements. Featuring 43 pneumatic actuators, it generates spontaneous…
HRP-4
The HRP-4 is a lightweight, slim humanoid robotics platform developed for advanced research in human-robot collaboration and bipedal locomotion. Standing at 151 cm tall and weighing just 39 kg, it features 34 degrees of…
HRP-3
The HRP-3 humanoid robot, developed by Kawada Industries in collaboration with AIST and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, represents a significant advancement in bipedal robotics for harsh environments. Standing at 160 cm tall…
AIREC
AIREC is a humanoid robot developed by Waseda University under Japan's JST Moonshot Program, specializing in elderly care and medical assistance. Standing 154 cm tall and weighing 150 kg, it features bipedal design with…