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The '''Humanoid Robotics Project''' has(HRP) developedis a seriesproject of humanoidfor anddevelopment of general domestic helper robots, sponsored by the[[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 ==

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

[[AIST]] and [[Kawada Industries]] have also revealed the HRP-4 bipedal humanoid. The HRP-4 stands 150cm (5′) tall and weighs 39kg (86 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=Japanese |author=ROBOCON Editorial (September 15, 2010) |date=June 2011 |accessdate=2011-06-2}}</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 ===