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{{short description|Japanese technology development project}}
The '''Humanoid Robotics Project''' ('''HRP''') is a project for development of general domestic helper robots, sponsored by [[Japan]]'s [[Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry]] (METI) and [[New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization]] (NEDO), spearheaded by [[Kawada Industries]] and supported by the [[National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology]] (AIST) and [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries]], Inc.  The HRP series also goes by the name Promet.  The HRP should not be confused with the [[HOAP]] series (Humanoid for [[Open Architecture]] Platform), which is manufactured by [[Fujitsu]].

== Features and technology ==
The project started with three [[Honda P series|Honda P3]] which were bought from [[Honda]].<ref name="robocon 2003/4">{{cite news|title=HRPが最終成果を公開！ |url=http://www.ohmsha.co.jp/robocon/archive/maga/no027/pdf/2703.pdf |language=ja |author=Junya Asano |work=www.ohmsha.co.jp |publisher=Ohmsha, Ltd  |date=April 2003 |access-date=2010-06-12}}</ref> And, the project developed them as the HRP-1 with original features, such as [[telecommand]] system.<ref name="robocon 2003/4" /><ref>{{cite news|script-title=ja:産総研、働く人間型ロボット開発の中間成果を発表 |url=http://pc.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/2002/0411/hrp1.htm |language=ja |work=PC Watch |publisher=Impress Watch Corporation |date=2002-04-10 |access-date=2010-06-12}}</ref>

An interesting feature HRP-2 has is the ability to stand up again after lying flat on the floor, either on its back or front—something Honda's [[ASIMO]] is not able to do.

[[National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology|AIST]] and Kawada Industries have also revealed the HRP-4 [[Bipedalism|bipedal]] humanoid.  The HRP-4 stands 150&nbsp;cm (5′) tall and weighs 39&nbsp;kg (86&nbsp;lbs).<ref name="ROBOCON 2010/10">{{cite news|title=･HRP-4 |url=http://www.ohmsha.co.jp/robocon/archive/2010/09/hrp-4.html |language=ja |author=ROBOCON Editorial (September 15, 2010) |date=June 2011 |access-date=2011-06-02}}</ref>

Kawada Industries has also developed the NEXTAGE system, envisioned as a production robot that works alongside human workers.  The NEXTAGE not a biped but consists of a torso and arms on a fixed base.

=== Specifications ===
{|style="text-align:center;" class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|
! ''[[Honda P series|Honda P3]]''{{Ref|1|1}}<br/>(1997)
! rowspan=6 |
! HRP-1 <br/>(1997)
! HRP-2P <br/>(1998)
! HRP-2 Promet{{Ref|2|2}}<br/>(2002)
! HRP-3P<br/>(2005)
! HRP-3 Promet MK-II{{Ref|2|2}}<br/>(2007)
! [[HRP-4C]]{{Ref|3|3}}<br/>(2009)
! HRP-4<br/>(2010)
|-
!colspan=2| Weight
| 130&nbsp;kg
| 130&nbsp;kg
| 58&nbsp;kg
| 58&nbsp;kg
| 65&nbsp;kg
| 68&nbsp;kg
| 43&nbsp;kg
| 39&nbsp;kg
|-
!colspan=2| Height
| 160.0&nbsp;cm
| 160&nbsp;cm
| 154.0&nbsp;cm
| 154.0&nbsp;cm
| 160.0&nbsp;cm
| 160.6&nbsp;cm
| 170&nbsp;cm
| 151&nbsp;cm
|-
!colspan=2| Width
| 60.0&nbsp;cm
| 60&nbsp;cm
| 65.0&nbsp;cm
| 62.0&nbsp;cm
| 66.4&nbsp;cm
| 69.3&nbsp;cm
| 
| 44.0&nbsp;cm
|-
!colspan=2| Depth
| 55.5&nbsp;cm
| 55.5&nbsp;cm
| 34.0&nbsp;cm
|
| 36.3&nbsp;cm
| 41.0&nbsp;cm
|
| 27.0&nbsp;cm
|-
!colspan=2| Walking speed
| 2&nbsp;km/h
| 2&nbsp;km/h
| 2&nbsp;km/h
| 2&nbsp;km/h
| 2&nbsp;km/h
| 2&nbsp;km/h
|
|
|-
!colspan=2| Battery
| colspan=3 nowrap|[[Nickel-zinc battery|Ni-Zn]] <br /> 135 [[Volt|V]] / 6 [[ampere hour|Ah]]<br />
| [[Nickel metal hydride battery|Ni-Mh]] <br /> 48 [[Volt|V]] / 18 [[ampere hour|Ah]]
| [[Nickel metal hydride battery|Ni-Mh]] <br /> 48 [[Volt|V]] / 14.8 [[ampere hour|Ah]]
|
|
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| [[Nickel metal hydride battery|Ni-Mh]]
|-
!colspan=2| Continuous operating time
| 25 minutes
! rowspan=6 |
| 25 minutes
|
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| 60 minutes
| 120 minutes
| 20 minutes
| 
|-
!colspan=2| [[Degrees of freedom (engineering)|Degrees of Freedom]]
| 28
| 28
| 30
| 30
| 36
| 42
| 42
| 34
|-
!rowspan=3| Sensors
! Eye stereo camera
| 2
| 2
| 3
| 3
| 3
| 3
|
|
|-
! Eye-camera
| -
| -
| -
| -
| 2
| 2
|
|
|-
! Scanning range finder
| -
| -
| -
| -
| -
| Yes
|
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|-
!colspan=2| Image
| [[File:Honda P3 Fan Fun Lab.jpg|75px]]
| [[File:HRP-1 front Science Museum Tokyo.jpg|75px]]
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| [[File:HRP-2 front Science Museum Tokyo.jpg|75px]]
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!colspan=2| Price
|
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|26,000,000[[JPY]]
|}
'''Notes:'''
:1.{{Note|1}} – For reference to compare with the HRP-1.
:2.{{Note|2}} - The external appearances of HRP-2 and HRP-3 were designed by [[Yutaka Izubuchi]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Humanoid Robot HRP-2 "Promet" |url=http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/hrp2.html |work=Kawada Industries, Inc. |publisher=Kawada Industries, Inc. |access-date=2010-05-30 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072825/http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/hrp2.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=HRP-3 Promet Robot Blue Collar Style |url=http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1085 |work=Technovelgy LLC |publisher=Technovelgy LLC |date=2007-06-20 |access-date=2010-05-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100522215643/http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1085 |archive-date=2010-05-22 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=人と共同作業を目指すロボット「HRP-2プロトタイプ」発表 |url=http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/2002/0319/hrp2.htm |work=PC Watch |publisher=Impress Watch |date=2002-03-19 |access-date=2010-05-30 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080204075554/http://www.watch.impress.co.jp/pc/docs/2002/0319/hrp2.htm |archive-date=2008-02-04 }}</ref>
:3.{{Note|3}} – "C" means "'''C'''ybernetic Human".<ref>{{cite news|title=産総研、女性型ヒューマノイドロボット「HRP-4C」を発表 |url=http://robot.watch.impress.co.jp/cda/news/2009/03/16/1665.html |work=Robot Watch |publisher=Impress Watch  |date=2009-03-16 |access-date=2010-05-30|language=ja}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

=== Spec sheets ===
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110106185407/http://www.kawada.co.jp/mechs/hrp-2/index.html HRP-2P] {{in lang|ja}} - from Kawada Industries, Inc.
* [http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/hrp2.html HRP-2] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304072825/http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/hrp2.html |date=2016-03-04 }} - from Kawada Industries, Inc.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110525103816/http://www.kawada.co.jp/mechs/hrp-3p/index.html HRP-3P] {{in lang|ja}} - from Kawada Industries, Inc.
* [http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/hrp3.html HRP-3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722112227/http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/hrp3.html |date=2011-07-22 }} - from Kawada Industries, Inc.
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100918060500/http://www.kawada.co.jp/mechs/hrp-4/index.html HRP-4] {{in lang|ja}} - from Kawada Industries, Inc.
* [http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_j/press_release/pr2010/pr20100915/pr20100915.html HTP-4] {{in lang|ja}} - from AIST

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/ Kawada Industries, Inc. - Mechatronics] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110727205254/http://global.kawada.jp/mechatronics/ |date=2011-07-27 }} 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20240000000000*/http://www.generalrobotix.com/en/index.htm General Robotix, Inc (Internet Archive versions)] 
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20090325040100/http://www.is.aist.go.jp/humanoid/ AIST Humanoid Robotics Group] - academic side to the HRP project
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110323164504/http://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/latest_research/2009/20090513/20090513.html Press release about the HRP-4C] 
* [http://www.educatedearth.net/video.php?id=4252 HRP-4 - The Bipedal Robot] - Video demonstration

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