AIST (Nat. Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology)

AIST (the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology) is a Japanese public research institution, known for its long-running work on the HRP series of research humanoids, carried out in hardware partnership with Kawada Robotics.

The last publicly documented generation of this line remains the HRP-5P prototype from 2018, designed for autonomous physical work in conditions dangerous to people. The institute offers no model for commercial sale; its role is basic research into the mechanics and control of humanoid robots, not series production of devices for customers.

The institute's exact budget, the number of researchers and the details of its robotics program are not publicly available. Because AIST is a public institution funded from the state budget, its significance for the commercial market, including Poland, is negligible. More technical detail on the HRP-5P itself can be found in the entry for that specific model.