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HRP-5P

humanoidresearchby AIST Humanoid Research Group

AIST's latest humanoid robot (2018), 182cm tall and 101kg, designed for construction and assembly work environments.

Track HRP-5P
Manufacturer
AIST Humanoid Research Group
Form factor
humanoid
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active

Overview

AIST's latest humanoid robot (2018), 182cm tall and 101kg, designed for construction and assembly work environments. Built on HRP series technologies with new hardware improvements.

Verified vs. claimed

Maturity stage
research(Lab-stage only; no commercial or public deployment reported.)
Sources on file
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No verified deployments on file. DEPLOY tracks independently-sourced deployment evidence separately from manufacturer capability claims.

Key facts

Form Factor

humanoid

Maturity

research

Developer

AIST (Japan), announced Nov 2018.

Size

182 cm tall; 101 kg.

Degrees of freedom

37: neck 2, waist 3, arms 8, legs 6, hands 2.

Construction demo

Autonomously installed gypsum board at a simulated residential site.

Arm load

2.9 kg per extended arm vs 1.3 kg for revised HRP-2.

Data & sources

Web sources

1

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for HRP-5P. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

How DEPLOY tracks pricing

Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for HRP-5P.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (1)

  1. https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/list/latest_research/2018/20181116/en20181116.html

Mentioned on (2)

Registry pages whose text names HRP-5P.

People (1)

Fumio Kanehiro

Common questions

What is HRP-5P?
AIST's latest humanoid robot (2018), 182cm tall and 101kg, designed for construction and assembly work environments. Built on HRP series technologies with new hardware improvements.
How much does HRP-5P cost?
HRP-5P's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for HRP-5P from AIST Humanoid Research Group. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is HRP-5P actually deployed in the real world?
HRP-5P is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes HRP-5P?
HRP-5P is made by AIST Humanoid Research Group, based in Tsukuba, Japan.
Can you buy HRP-5P?
HRP-5P is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to HRP-5P?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable humanoid robots to HRP-5P include Walker S2, Digit, Unitree G1, Atlas.
How does HRP-5P compare to Walker S2?
HRP-5P and Walker S2 (UBTech Robotics · 18 deployments) are both humanoid robots on the DEPLOY registry. HRP-5P has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is HRP-5P a top humanoid?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, HRP-5P ranks in roughly the top 70% of humanoid models tracked by the registry.
What is HRP-5P's maturity stage?
HRP-5P is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is HRP-5P deployed?
No verified deployments of HRP-5P are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is HRP-5P safe?
HRP-5P has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 1 source (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-21

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-21

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: humanoid

Sources by quality tier

1
unclassified
Unclassified source

The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for HRP-5P.

Recent coverage

HRP-5P in third-party press

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Dec 16, 2023

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Nov 30, 2018