The verified answer
As of Sep 2026, DEPLOY verifies Osaka University Hosoda Lab: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
Overview
Osaka University Hosoda Lab researches embodied cognition, musculoskeletal humanoids, and soft robotics. The lab developed the Pneunet-based soft robotic hands and humanoid platforms for studying human-like motor development and learning.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
- None on file
- Active incidents
- None on file
Key facts
Data & sources
Web sources
1
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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
No incidents on record for Osaka University Hosoda Lab.
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Recent coverage
Osaka University Hosoda Lab in third-party press
Financial state
- Reporting basis
- aggregator_estimate
- Lifecycle stage
- early
- Counterparty risk class
- unknown
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Recent activity
Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.
- Record createdAug 9, 2026
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Sources (1)
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-09-06
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-09-06
Sources by quality tier
- 1
- unclassified
- Unclassified source
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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
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Reality vs attention
Osaka University Hosoda Lab draws attention at the 5th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among other robots.
6-month trend
Analysis
Limited public visibility and press coverage relative to peers.
Dimension breakdown
Verified signal
Attention (reach, not merit)
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DEPLOY Indices — verified vs claimed
Last computed: Sep 23, 2026