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AIST is a robotics company based in Japan, developing 2 robots primarily in the Humanoid category.
CAPITAL & EVIDENCE
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AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) is Japan’s national research institute behind the HRP humanoid robot series, including HRP-4C and HRP-5P. HRP-4C was developed as a feminine-looking humanoid for entertainment-focused demonstrations, while HRP-5P is a later prototype built for autonomous heavy-work and construction tasks such as handling drywall and plywood panels.
Active products
2
RoboIndex
51.83
RoboScore 51.83 + Momentum 0.00
Company facts
- HQ
- Tsukuba, Japan
- Website
- www.aist.go.jp
RoboScore
51.83 RoboScore + 0.00 Momentum· Adequate evidence
Products 65%, Depth 5%, Evidence 30% set the number, and every rated company has all three. Attention has no weight of its own — it is one of the two things Evidence is built from, and it can only ever add. Activity and Readiness describe the brand but never move it. A value we don't have reads —, never zero. Momentum is independently collected news coverage, worth at most 15 points and never a deduction — a maker we have heard nothing about keeps its full RoboScore. Claiming or paying moves nothing.
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Milestones
AIST announced HRP-5P, a humanoid robot prototype designed for autonomous heavy-work and construction tasks.
Press coverage
- Development of a Humanoid Robot Prototype, HRP-5P, Capable of Working in Construction Sites
AIST · Nov 2018
- Research Team Develops Humanoid Construction Robot
Engineering.com
- HRP-5P
Robots Guide
- HRP-4C
Robots Guide
Public loss record
Japanese workplace accidents reach the labour ministry and product incidents reach NITE. We read both, and they are small files.
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