Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Logo: Kawasaki Heavy Industries, Ltd., Public domain, via Wikimedia CommonsJapanese industrial group and robot maker developing the Kaleido bipedal humanoid, the Nyokkey service robot and, with Foxconn, the Nurabot care robot.
- Robot models in the atlas
- 85 humanoids · 3 machines
- First robot
- 2017Latest 2025
- Headquarters
- Tokyo and KobeJapan
- Can I buy one?1 available to buyBuy from the maker's own page
- Who uses it?3 robot models in useTrials began in April 2025 at Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan;
- What is new?2026-08-19CORLEO mock-up heads to gamescom
Robots
8 robot models shown in public, from 2017 to 2025. Newest first. Open one for its full profile.
Humanoids 5 humanoids
- Prototype
Kaleido 9RHP KaleidoPrice not publishedNot for sale yetToolsStairs - Pilot use
NurabotPrice not publishedNot for sale yetOn site - Prototype
NyokkeyPrice not publishedNot for sale yetOn site - Research
FriendsPrice not publishedNot for sale yetNo skills shown in public yet - Research
KaleidoPrice not publishedNot for sale yetGet up
What is inside
Chips and parts suppliers named for Kawasaki Heavy Industries's robots by the maker or reputable press.
Parts suppliers
Who uses it
Customers and deployments reported for Kawasaki Heavy Industries's robots. Each robot's page links its sources.
FORRO2023 · CommercialTrialled from July 2023 at Fujita Health University with SEQSENSE, contracted there in April 2024, and running Keio University Hospital's in-house delivery service since 1 April 2025 (Kawasaki; Keio University).
- Nurabot2025 · Pilot use
Trials began in April 2025 at Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan; market launch targeted for fiscal 2026.
- Friends2021 · Research
Talked with children at a public event at Japan's National Museum of Emerging Science and Innovation (Miraikan).
Market position
Company figures and analyst estimates, as reported. Each carries who said it and when.
- Listed
- 7012 (TSE)
Notes and caveats 2
- Shipped in 2025. Kaleido is a research platform; no sales figure.
- Funding raised. Listed company.
What is new
The latest stories about Kawasaki Heavy Industries's robots, newest first.
- CORLEO mock-up heads to gamescom Kawasaki Heavy Industries · CORLEO
- Kawasaki moves CORLEO toward production Electrek · CORLEO
- Kawasaki shows Nyokkey alongside Kaleido at iREX 2025 MONOist (ITmedia) · Nyokkey
- Kawasaki shows Kaleido 9 at iREX 2025 Mynavi TECH+ · Kaleido 9
- Ninth-generation Kaleido demos home and disaster-rescue tasks at iREX 2025 MONOist (ITmedia) · Kaleido 9
The company
What it says about itself and what the sources record.
- Founded
- 1896
- Headquarters
- Tokyo and Kobe, Japan
- Focus
- Industrial robots, humanoids, service and care robots
- Funding
- Public company (TSE 7012).
- Partners
- Hon Hai (Foxconn) for Nurabot
Similar makers
Other makers of humanoids, starting with those in Japan.
- Toyota Research InstituteJapan · 11 models
- Waseda University / JST Moonshot programJapan · 10 models
- JSK Laboratory, University of TokyoJapan · 9 models
- Osaka UniversityJapan · 9 models
- Honda Motor Co., Ltd.Japan · 7 models
- Kawada Industries (robot business now Kawada Robotics Corporation)Japan · 6 models
Sources
6 sources behind this page.
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Corporate Profile
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries History of Robot Division
- New Atlas Kawasaki robots at iREX
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries Company Profile
- Mynavi TECH+ Kawasaki shows Kaleido version 9 at iREX 2025
- MONOist (ITmedia) Why the humanoid became the symbol of physical AI at iREX 2025 (Japanese makers, part 2)
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