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Kobian

Built by Waseda University · Japan

Updated May 2026·methodology
Kobian

Overview

Kobian is a humanoid robot designed to study human-robot interaction through expressive facial expressions and body postures. It can display six different emotional states including happiness, fear, surprise, sadness, anger, and disgust. The robot combines an advanced WE series expressive head with Wabian biped humanoid legs, featuring a double-jointed neck for more expressive postures and sophisticated emotional communication capabilities.

Detailed specifications

Motion & kinematics1
Dof
65
Other3
Height Mm
1470
Applications
emotion expression,culture-specific greetings,human-like speech simulation,robot comedian
Max Speed M S
0.5

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