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SUMMARY:Introduction of Kawada Robotics and its Humanoid robots
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DESCRIPTION:Yuichiro Kawasumi\nDeputy Manager in charge of Humanoid Robot\
 nKawada Technologies\, Inc.\nCore platform Laboratory\n \nThe Kawada Gr
 oup primarily focuses on bridge and building design and manufacturing\, bu
 t through a chance encounter resulting from joint research with the Univer
 sity of Tokyo\, we have been conducting research and development on humano
 ids for 26 years. Today\, we have sold over 1\,000 upper-body dual-arm rob
 ots\, NEXTAGE\, both domestically and internationally\, contributing to fa
 ctory automation. I will introduce my company and the history of humanoid 
 development at our company.\n\nYuichiro Kawasumi is a Chief Engineer at Ka
 wada Technologies\, Inc.\, specializing in humanoid software and social im
 plementation. He began his career developing the HRP-2 series with AIST\, 
 establishing core humanoid control expertise. This led to the successful s
 pin-out of NEXTAGE\, a torso-type robot that transformed high-end research
  into practical factory automation. Building on this real-world success\, 
 Kawasumi recently launched a project to develop next-generation legged rob
 ots in late 2025. Returning to his roots in full-body mobility\, he aims t
 o pioneer the next era of humanoid automation to solve critical global lab
 or shortages.
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