AIST (National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)
Prototype
Research T2
Overview
AIST has published HRP-5P as a humanoid robot prototype aimed at autonomous heavy labor tasks such as construction workflows. The available sources for this batch are mostly institutional and historical, so current program status is not confirmed. Retained for lineage and national ecosystem mapping.
Robot & Capabilities
Program
HRP-5P
Type
Bipedal
Target Use Cases
Construction; heavy labor research
Evidence & Demos
Stage Evidence
AIST describes HRP-5P as humanoid robot prototype with robust body and advanced intelligence for heavy labor (AIST research page). (Sources: https://news.cnrs.fr/articles/friends-the-robot-that-adapts-in-the-blink-of-an-eye, https://www.aist.go.jp/aist_e/list/latest_research/2018/20181116/en20181116.html)
Data Provenance
Scope Confidence
High
Data Confidence
Med
Last Verified
2026-01-08