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Osaka University is a robotics company based in Japan, developing 3 robots primarily in the Research category.
Research-led humanoid and developmental robots for human cognition studies
Osaka University develops research robots including Affetto, a realistic infant-like robot used in studies of human development and expression, and CB2, a child-sized humanoid used in cognitive developmental robotics. The university’s robotics work is research-focused rather than commercial, and it operates in Japan through academic labs and collaborations.
Company facts
- HQ
- Osaka, Japan
- Website
- www.osaka-u.ac.jp/en
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Milestones
CB2 was used as a child robot platform for cognitive developmental robotics research.
Affetto was developed as a baby-like robot for research on human expressions and cognition.
Press coverage
- Osaka U. | Products
Robotics Today
- Design of 22-DOF pneumatically actuated upper body for child robot CB2
Taylor & Francis Online
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