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As of Aug 2026, DEPLOY verifies Waseda University Humanoid Lab: 1 model. 1 source back the record.
CategoryHumanoids
Overview
Waseda University Humanoid Robotics Lab is the birthplace of humanoid robotics, where Professor Ichiro Kato's team built WABOT-1 in 1973 — the world's first full-scale anthropomorphic robot. The lab has produced the WABOT, WL series, WABIAN, and numerous humanoid platforms over 50+ years of continuous research.
Verified record
- Verified deployments
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- Active incidents
- None on file
Data & sources
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Models (1)
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Safety record
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Recent coverage
Waseda University Humanoid Lab in third-party press
Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Recent activity
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- Record createdAug 9, 2026
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Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-08-09
Verification posture
Verified
Low confidence
Review state
Stable
Last reviewed 2026-08-09
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Methodology surface for Waseda University Humanoid Lab.Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
In the press
Recent coverage mentioning Waseda University Humanoid Lab from third-party publications. Automatically surfaced; not part of the verified registry record.
Machine-readable surfaces
- Markdown mirror: /companies/waseda-university.md
- RSS feed: /companies/waseda-university/feed.xml
- JSON-LD: embedded in this page’s head
- REST API: /v1/companies/4b1c3bd0-5fad-4f75-b983-ec41a0ae268e
- Revision history: /companies/waseda-university/history
- Data documentation: /data
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Peer companies
- Unitree Robotics9 models
- AgiBot5 models
- Boston Dynamics5 models
- UBTech Robotics5 models
- 1X Technologies4 models
- Fourier Intelligence4 models
Video
Waseda University in Tokyo unveiled its updated humanoid robot, named Twendy-One, showcasing the robot's ability to pick up even the most difficult of objects.
Robisuke is a conversational robot developed at Waseda University's Kobayashi Lab to interact using natural language communication. More info: http://www.pl
# Bio-Robotics and Human-Mechatronics Laboratory, Waseda Univ. Introduction in English: # Keywords: Robotics, Mechatronics, Takafumi Matsumaru, Waseda Univer
(C) Copyright:Atsuo Takanishi Lab., Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan No reproduction or republication without written permission.
Led by researchers including Professor Atsuo Takanishi, the Waseda Talkers (WT series) were another key research series of robots developed at Waseda University
# Lecturer: Prof. Kenji Hashimoto Professor, Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems (IPS), Waseda University https://w-rdb.waseda.jp/ht
Reality vs attention
Waseda University Humanoid Lab draws attention at the 24th percentile but verifies reality at the insufficient-data level among humanoids.
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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Last computed: Aug 18, 2026