UC San Diego, Kokoro, and Hanson Robotics

Diego-san is a humanoid robot designed to study cognitive and social development in infants. Developed by researchers at UC San Diego's Machine Perception Laboratory under professor Javier Movellan, the robot is modeled after a 1-year-old baby with an oversized head to house expressive facial hardware. The body was built by Japanese animatronic company Kokoro and the head by Hanson Robotics. Diego-san is used for research into infant cognition and social interaction.