Kawada Robotics · Humanoid · 2011
NEXTAGE, from Kawada Robotics (developed out of the HRP program), is a dual-arm production humanoid designed to work alongside people on assembly and production lines. Rather than a walking biped, it's a human-upper-body form on a fixed base: two 6-DOF arms, a 2-DOF head and a 1-DOF torso (15 DOF total), with stereo cameras in its head and a camera in each hand for vision-guided precision assembly. Built for collaborative deployment in the same spaces as human workers — no fences — it targets electronics assembly, precision production, machine tending and kitting, and became one of Japan's most recognisable factory humanoids. It shares engineering DNA with the Kawada/AIST HRP walking robots but is aimed squarely at practical manufacturing. NOTE: core config from Kawada; exact per-model reach/repeatability/weight vary by NEXTAGE generation and are flagged for outreach rather than guessed.
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View full interactive profile, comparisons & videos →| Category | Humanoid |
| Sub-type | Dual-Arm Production Humanoid (Fixed Base) |
| Status | Active |
| Year | 2011 |
| Origin | Japan |
| Announced | 2011 |
| Released | 2011 |
| Weight | 36 kg |
| Degrees of freedom | 15 |
| Payload | 1.5 kg |
| Reach | 625 mm |
| Max speed | 0.7 m/s |
| Repeatability | ±0.03 mm |
| Camera | Head stereo cameras + camera in each hand (4 total) for vision-guided assembly |
| Operating system | Linux + RT middleware |
| Actuator type | Electric servo |
| Use cases | Electronics assembly, Precision production, Machine tending, Kitting |
| Made in | Japan (Kawada Robotics) |
