Kawasaki Heavy Industries
Industrial giant Kawasaki Heavy Industries enters its second decade of humanoid R&D. The 9th-generation RHP Kaleido — unveiled at iREX 2025 — focuses on disaster response with hardened, teleoperable hardware and the ability to move heavy shelves alongside human operators.
Ten years of humanoid R&D — Kawasaki's RHP Kaleido brings industrial-grade robustness to disaster response.
Kawasaki Heavy Industries (TYO:7012) is one of Japan's most storied industrial conglomerates — shipbuilding, aerospace, motorcycles, rolling stock, and industrial robotics. Among Asian humanoid programs, Kawasaki's stands out for its longevity: the company began humanoid R&D in 2015, making its RHP (Robust Humanoid Platform) one of the longest-running humanoid projects anywhere in the region.
At iREX 2025 (Tokyo, December 3-6), Kawasaki unveiled the 9th generation Kaleido — a substantial leap from prior iterations. The 178 cm, 85 kg humanoid demonstrated the ability to move shelves weighing up to 30 kg, sweep with a broom alongside human operators, and execute teleoperated tasks via HMD (head-mounted display) for high-fidelity remote control. Kawasaki's positioning is deliberately practical: Kaleido is engineered for disaster-response scenarios where the environment is dangerous or inaccessible to humans.
Beyond Kaleido, Kawasaki's broader robotics portfolio gives it unique strategic depth. The company's Nurabot healthcare AMR — co-developed with Foxconn and Taichung Veterans' General Hospital — is entering Taiwan-wide hospital deployment in 2026. Combined with Kawasaki's century-long industrial expertise and global service network, this is one of the most institutionally credible humanoid programs in Japan — albeit one that prioritizes engineering rigor over Silicon Valley-style velocity.
Humanoid Robot Models
9th-generation Robust Humanoid Platform unveiled at iREX 2025. 178 cm tall, 85 kg. Demonstrated shelf moving (up to 30 kg), broom sweeping alongside human operators, and HMD teleoperation for remote disaster response.
Healthcare AMR co-developed with Foxconn and Taichung Veterans' General Hospital. Autonomously delivers blood/urine specimens and temperature-sensitive blood bags to reduce nursing workload. Taiwan-wide hospital deployment in 2026.
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