Hiroshi Ishiguro's laboratory

The Intelligent Robotics Laboratory at Osaka University's Graduate School of Engineering Science, led by Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro, who also has a visiting-director role at ATR's Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories. It builds highly lifelike androids such as Repliee, Geminoid, Telenoid, ERICA and ibuki to study how people relate to human-like robots.

Robot models in the atlas: 11 humanoid
First robot: 2018One year so far
Headquarters: ToyonakaOsaka, Japan

jst.go.jp/erato/ishiguro/en See the robot

Can I buy one?Not on sale yetPrototype, pilot or research robots only
What is new?2018-08-09Ishiguro's child android ibuki draws mixed reactions

Robots

1 robot model shown in public in 2018. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.

Humanoids 1 humanoid

ResearchHiroshi Ishiguro's laboratory · 2018ibukiPrice not publishedNot for sale yetNo skills shown in public yet

What is new

The latest stories about Hiroshi Ishiguro's laboratory's robots, newest first.

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2018-08-09
Ishiguro's child android ibuki draws mixed reactions Robotics & Automation News · ibuki
2018-08-03
IEEE Spectrum spotlights ibuki in Video Friday IEEE Spectrum · ibuki
2018-07-31
JST announces child-like android ibuki Japan Science and Technology Agency · ibuki

The company

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Founded: 2003
Headquarters: Toyonaka, Osaka, Japan
Focus: lifelike androids and conversational robots for human-robot interaction research
Funding: government research funding, notably the JST ERATO Ishiguro Symbiotic Human-Robot Interaction Project (website from Dec 2014)
Partners: ATR (Hiroshi Ishiguro Laboratories), Kyoto University (ERATO partner), Japan Science and Technology Agency; Kodai-ji temple (Mindar android)

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