AIST · Humanoid · 2002
HRP-2 (Promet), unveiled in 2002, is one of the most influential research humanoids ever built — the flagship of Japan's national Humanoid Robotics Project (AIST with Kawada Industries and Kawasaki Heavy Industries, under NEDO/METI). At 1,540 mm and 58 kg with 30 DOF, it introduced a capability ASIMO famously lacked: the ability to get up unaided after lying flat on its back or front, plus cooperative heavy-object lifting with humans, walking on uneven surfaces, crawling through tight spaces, and sitting/standing. Its distinctive futuristic shell was designed by anime mecha artist Yutaka Izubuchi. HRP-2 became a widely-used research platform at labs in Japan and abroad and defined the HRP series' role as an open R&D humanoid. NOTE: historic entry from AIST/Kawada and IEEE Spectrum robot records — verified figures, not a current datasheet.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Research Humanoid Platform |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2002 |
| Origin | Japan |
| Also known as | Promet |
| Announced | 2002 |
| Released | 2002 |
| Weight | 58 kg |
| Frame | Cast magnesium alloy (cantilever hip structure) |
| Degrees of freedom | 30 |
| Payload | 2 kg |
| Max speed | 0.56 m/s |
| AI model | Open architecture (user app development); OpenRTM-aist; later ROS-compatible; whole-body walking/balance control |
| Operating system | Linux (RT) |
| Actuator type | Electric servo motors; cantilevered crotch/hip structure; FEM-designed rigid links; internal ventilation cooling |
| Use cases | Bipedal-locomotion research, Human-robot cooperation, Disaster-response research (HRP-2Kai) |
| Made in | Japan |