Overview
The Hosoda Laboratory at Osaka University was led by Koh Hosoda, a professor at Osaka University's Graduate School of Engineering Science from April 2014 to March 2023, whose research keywords include robot hands, soft hands, tactile sensors, artificial skin and legged locomotion. Hosoda moved to Kyoto University's Graduate School of Engineering in April 2023.
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- Verified deployments
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- Active incidents
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Key facts
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Data & sources
Web sources
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Models (1)
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Current leadership (3)
- Hiroshi Ishiguro Professor, Osaka Universitysecondary-verified
- Tomotaka Takahashi Founder, Robo Garage; Visiting Professor, University of Tokyosecondary-verified
- Shojiro Nishio Presidentsecondary-verified
Founders (1)
Safety record
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Recent coverage
Osaka University Hosoda Lab in third-party press
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Robots and products (1)
Recent activity
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- Record createdAug 9, 2026
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Sources (1)
Common questions
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-10-21
Sources by quality tier
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Methodology surface for Osaka University Hosoda Lab.In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Osaka University Hosoda Lab from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/osaka-university-robotics.md
- RSS feed: /companies/osaka-university-robotics/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/53ec8b9a-288a-482d-9aaa-50f2716906b7
- Revision history: /companies/osaka-university-robotics/history
- Data documentation: /data
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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
Osaka University Hosoda Lab draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
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Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
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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