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Kawada Industries is a robotics company founded 1962, based in Japan, developing 5 robots primarily in the Humanoid category.
Humanoid and industrial robots for research and manufacturing
KAWADA Robotics develops humanoid robots for research, including HRP-2 Promet and HRP-4, and the NEXTAGE industrial robot for manufacturing environments. The company serves research and industrial users in Japan and is part of the KAWADA GROUP. Its products are positioned around human-robot coexistence, factory productivity, and robotics R&D platforms.
Company facts
- HQ
- Kawaguchi, Japan
- Founded
- 1962 · 64 yrs
- Website
- www.kawadarobot.co.jp/en
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Milestones
Developed HRP-4, a research and development platform for working humanoid robots, with AIST.
Kawada Industries, Kawasaki Heavy Industries, and AIST jointly developed HRP-3 Promet Mk-II.
HRP-2 Promet was announced as the second-generation robot in the HRP series.
Press coverage
- Development of HRP-4, a Research and Development Platform for Working Humanoid Robots
AIST · Nov 2010
- Blue-Collar Humanoid Robot, HRP-3 Promet Mk-II Developed
Kawasaki Heavy Industries · Jun 2007
- HRP-2 - ROBOTS: Your Guide to the World of Robotics
Robots Guide
Active products by Kawada Industries
5 shown| # | Category | Key specs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Nextage | Cobot | Payload 1.5 kg·Reach 1.4 m | 2009 | AA |
| 2 |  | HRP-4 | Humanoid | Height 1.51 m·Weight 39 kg | 2010 | AA |
| 3 |  | HRP-2 Promet | Humanoid | Height 1.54 m·Weight 58 kg | — | BBB |
| 4 |  | NEXTAGE Fillie | Industrial Arm | DOF 6 DOF | — | BBB |
| 5 | HRP-3 Promet Mk-Ⅱ | Humanoid | DOF 42 DOF | — | BB |
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