Robot model
RHP Kaleido
Kawasaki Heavy Industries, through its Kawasaki Robotics arm, develops the RHP Kaleido humanoid as an internal research and development program rather than a spinout; KHI is a roughly half-century-old industrial-robot-arm maker. RHP stands for Robust Humanoid Platform, and the series, which began development in 2015 with a first generation in 2017, deliberately prioritizes robustness and load-bearing over acrobatics. Kaleido is a full-size human-sized bipedal humanoid; the verified seventh-generation specification is 180 cm, 80 kg, and a roughly 4 km/h human-like gait shown at iREX 2022, and the ninth-generation Kaleido 9 unveiled at iREX 2025 adds reinforced waist and leg joints, LiDAR with SLAM self-localization, autonomous walking, head-mounted-display remote operation, an 18 kg payload, and a companion Kaleido Station wheeled transport platform. The registry records it at research maturity: all the evidence points to an internal KHI R&D platform demonstrated at trade exhibitions, with no customer, pilot, or operator deployment, and KHI itself frames near-term factory use as a target around 2030 and disaster response as a long-horizon goal. The exhibition demonstrations, such as removing a 30 kg shelf and navigating stairs in a simulated rescue, are stated capabilities in controlled settings rather than field operations, and a circulating 60 kg lift claim is unverified against the confirmed 30 kg demo and 18 kg payload spec. The rideable Bex robotic goat and the CORLEO concept are separate Kawasaki R&D efforts, not this entity.
RHP Kaleido is a humanoid robot built by Kawasaki Heavy Industries.
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- Form factor
- humanoid
- Maturity stage
- research
- Lifecycle
- active
- Deployments
- 0
- ID
1ed6f272-4ec3-4fa1-ab62-eab6e18416d0
Specs
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- specs
- RHP Kaleido: human-sized bipedal humanoid (7th-gen verified 180 cm, 80 kg, ~4 km/h human-like gait, iREX 2022). Kaleido 9 (iREX 2025): reinforced waist/leg joints, LiDAR + SLAM self-localization, autonomous walking, HMD remote operation, 18 kg payload, + a 'Kaleido Station' wheeled transport platform.
- formFactor
- humanoid (full-size robust bipedal humanoid; RHP = Robust Humanoid Platform)
Supply chain
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Common questions
- What is RHP Kaleido?
- Kawasaki Heavy Industries, through its Kawasaki Robotics arm, develops the RHP Kaleido humanoid as an internal research and development program rather than a spinout; KHI is a roughly half-century-old industrial-robot-arm maker. RHP stands for Robust Humanoid Platform, and the series, which began development in 2015 with a first generation in 2017, deliberately prioritizes robustness and load-bearing over acrobatics. Kaleido is a full-size human-sized bipedal humanoid; the verified seventh-generation specification is 180 cm, 80 kg, and a roughly 4 km/h human-like gait shown at iREX 2022, and the ninth-generation Kaleido 9 unveiled at iREX 2025 adds reinforced waist and leg joints, LiDAR with SLAM self-localization, autonomous walking, head-mounted-display remote operation, an 18 kg payload, and a companion Kaleido Station wheeled transport platform. The registry records it at research maturity: all the evidence points to an internal KHI R&D platform demonstrated at trade exhibitions, with no customer, pilot, or operator deployment, and KHI itself frames near-term factory use as a target around 2030 and disaster response as a long-horizon goal. The exhibition demonstrations, such as removing a 30 kg shelf and navigating stairs in a simulated rescue, are stated capabilities in controlled settings rather than field operations, and a circulating 60 kg lift claim is unverified against the confirmed 30 kg demo and 18 kg payload spec. The rideable Bex robotic goat and the CORLEO concept are separate Kawasaki R&D efforts, not this entity.
- Who makes RHP Kaleido?
- RHP Kaleido is made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries, based in Kobe, Japan, founded in 1896.
- Where is RHP Kaleido deployed?
- No verified deployments of RHP Kaleido 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.
- What is RHP Kaleido's maturity stage?
- RHP Kaleido 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.