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