# Atsuo Takanishi: researcher, Waseda University Humanoid Lab

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Professor at Waseda University Faculty of Science and Engineering, Director of the Humanoid Robotics Institute (established 2000, re-established as Project Research Institute in 2020). Joined Professor Ichiro Kato's lab in 1977. Led development of WABIAN bipedal robot series, WT talking robot, and KOBIAN emotional expression robot. Collaborated with Fujitsu and Shibaura Institute on quantum computing for robot posture optimization (2025).

- **Verification posture:** reported

## Current roles (1)

- [Waseda University Humanoid Lab](https://registry.deploy.report/companies/waseda-university.md) Professor, Director of Humanoid Robotics Institute (secondary-verified)

## Sources (1)

1. https://www.waseda.jp/inst/cro/news-en/2025/06/03/19639/?lng=en


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