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Japan's premier research institute for advanced industrial science and technology
AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) develops humanoid robots under the Humanoid Robotics Project (HRP) series, including the HRP-5P prototype. HRP-5P is a 182 cm, 101 kg humanoid designed for heavy construction labor such as handling drywall sheets, using power tools, and installing walls autonomously to address Japan's labor shortages in hazardous environments. It builds on prior HRP models like HRP-4 and serves as an R&D platform for domestic helper and construction robots. AIST operates in Japan as a government research institute.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Japanese National Institute of Advanced Industrial Sciences and Technologies (AIST)
- HQ
- Tsukuba, JP
- Founded
- 2001 · 25 yrs
- Website
- www.aist.go.jp/index_en.html
Milestones
Developed and unveiled HRP-5P humanoid robot prototype for construction tasks.
Press coverage
- humanoid construction robot HRP-5P is capable of installing walls
Designboom · Oct 2018
- Japanese researchers create humanoid bot that installs drywall independently
Construction Dive