CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Tokyo-based subsidiary of Sanrio building Actroid Humanoid robots and dinosaur animatronics for theme parks, museums, and corporate attractions. Manufacturer of the Actroid-DER series of hyper-realistic androids, originally developed with Osaka University.
Reality check
Actroid-DER (company-claimed)
Realistic humanoid androids with human-like appearance, expressions, gestures and speech.
Uses (company-claimed)
Rentals for events, narration, guiding and custom character presentations.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- 2 deployments on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
Web sources
3
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Models (1)
View all models →Kokoro Company on the deployment map
View the global map2 verified deployments across 2 regions, newest verified Jun 2024. Explore where Kokoro Company's robots are operating, by place and type.
Relationships
Current leadership (1)
- Koji Toyama Presidentsecondary-verified
Safety record
No incidents on record for Kokoro Company.
Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.
Full safety record: incidents, sourcing, and exposure data →
Operator customers (1)
- Kokoro Company2 deployments
Recent coverage
Kokoro Company in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Mentioned on (1)
Registry pages whose text names Kokoro Company.
People (1)
Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
Added to the verified registry
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Actroid-DER at United States
- Deployment recordedJun 1, 2024
Actroid-DER at Japan, Asia
Sources (3)
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Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
- 2
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
- 1
- knowledge-base
- Knowledge base
The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.
Methodology surface for Kokoro Company.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Kokoro Company from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/kokoro-company.md
- RSS feed: /companies/kokoro-company/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/d620d8fb-535e-4a50-a2f6-c7b6421505a1
- Revision history: /companies/kokoro-company/history
- Data documentation: /data
- Query this programmatically: Deploy MCP
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics12 models
- AgiBot6 models
- DLR Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics6 models
- Dobot6 models
- AheadForm5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
Video
This is another one of those Japanese robot videos I found on a random google search. Not necessarily super advanced, but impressive for what we can do so far, though I don't think we'll ever be able to create robots tha
A robot exhibition held in Guangzhou, China, featuring robots built by Kokoro Co. Ltd.. http://www.plasticpals.com
Computer scientist Angelica Lim on the Kokoro Android: Here's a behind-the-scenes description of how the Actroid robot works. The industry's first "Humanoid
Robot responding in action to the move of audience with its eye flashing in different colors. KOKORO is a SANRIO (Well known for its characters such as Hello Ki
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Chatoka or Chatoca 「茶ト加（ちゃとか）」maiko android robot （舞妓アンドロイドロボット） at Chatocacao or Chatokakao「茶ト加々阿（チャトカカオ）」cafe in Kyoto, Japan. Made by Kokoro (ココロ), the maker
Kokoro Exhibits is the original creator of museum-quality robotic dinosaurs, giant insects and Ice Age mammals. Our creatures have remained a leader in the U.S.
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Heat Index
Serious50/100
A composite of competitive footprint, funding, press velocity, active partnerships, and supply-chain edges. Different from the Intelligence score below (which is per-form-factor productization). Non-robotics companies cap at 25.
Reality vs attention
Kokoro Company draws attention at the 26th percentile but verifies reality at the 23rd percentile among humanoids. Hype Gap +2.7, 52nd widest among humanoids.
6-month trend
Analysis
Clean safety record across 2 verified deployments. Deployment footprint remains limited relative to category peers.
Signal flags
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
DEPLOY Intelligence scores are computed from verified registry data: confirmed deployments, disclosed funding rounds, regulatory filings, active job listings, video viewership, and press coverage. Confidence ratings reflect data availability. Scores update nightly.
DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Nov 7, 2026