University labs and government research programs
Japan's National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology, developer of the HRP series humanoid robots us...
World-leading robotics research centre with programs in humanoid locomotion, manipulation, and whole-body control spanni...
German Aerospace Center robotics division that developed TORO and David humanoid robots and pioneered compliant torque-c...
State Key Laboratory of Robotics and Systems at HIT is one of China's oldest robotics labs, producing space manipulators...
Honda's research arm that developed the iconic ASIMO humanoid and continues advancing mobility, manipulation, and AI for...
KAIST Humanoid Robot Research Center developing DRC-HUBO humanoid
Lab led by Sangbae Kim that created the MIT Cheetah and Mini Cheetah platforms, advancing dynamic legged locomotion and ...
CSAIL locomotion and manipulation research including the Atlas humanoid work with Russ Tedrake's Robot Locomotion Group
World-class research in robot learning, dexterous manipulation, and body-model-based control with faculty including Mich...
Birthplace of Cassie bipedal robot led by Jonathan Hurst, whose research directly spun out Agility Robotics and the Digi...
TRI's robotics division pioneered diffusion policy for manipulation, large behavior models, and dexterous bimanual skill...
Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research lab driving foundational work in robot learning, dexterous manipulation, and s...
JSK Robotics Lab producing iconic humanoid robots including Kengoro, Kenshiro, and Musashi with tendon-driven musculoske...
Advanced Mechanical Bipedal Experimental Robotics lab led by Aaron Ames, pioneering mathematically rigorous bipedal walk...
CAS Institute of Automation conducts research on humanoid perception, brain-inspired intelligence for robots, and multi-...
Columbia University robotics research led by Hod Lipson focusing on self-aware robots, adaptive morphology, and creative...
Swiss Federal Institute of Technology lab led by Auke Ijspeert specialising in bio-inspired locomotion, CPG controllers,...
Europe's largest applied robotics research institute developing Care-O-bot service humanoids and industrial manipulation...
Institute for Robotics and Intelligent Machines with strong humanoid research including bipedal walking and human-robot ...
Pioneering soft robotics and bio-inspired design including the Harvard Microrobotics Lab and exosuit research for human ...
French national research institute with multiple robotics teams including Gepetto (humanoid locomotion) and Willow (mani...
KIST's Center for Intelligent and Interactive Robotics develops humanoid upper-body platforms, dexterous manipulation, a...
French national lab that developed the HRP-2 controller stack and pioneered multi-contact planning and whole-body contro...
NUDT developed the Xianfeng humanoid robot series for China's military research programs, with focus on bipedal locomoti...
RIKEN research programme developing ROBEAR and next-generation care robots for Japan's aging population using soft-touch...
Samsung's internal robotics research division developing the Bot Handy domestic humanoid and Ballie companion robot alon...
US Department of Energy lab with active robotics R&D for nuclear facility inspection, hazardous material handling, and a...
SNU's robotics labs produced the MAHRU humanoid series and conduct research in bipedal locomotion, dynamic balance, and ...
Established robotics programme with bipedal locomotion and humanoid dexterity research, strong pipeline to Shanghai's hu...
TU Darmstadt's IAS group led by Jan Peters is a leading European center for robot learning, reinforcement learning for m...
Technical University of Munich with major robotics research including the GARMI humanoid care robot and advanced AI-driv...
Tohoku University's robotics labs gained global prominence after the 2011 Fukushima disaster, producing humanoid and sna...
Tokyo Tech's Hirose-Imamura Lab is renowned for snake and multi-legged robots, while broader robotics research covers hu...
Top Chinese university robotics lab with active humanoid locomotion and manipulation programs feeding into China's natio...
ARL conducts foundational research in autonomous systems, human-robot teaming, and legged robot mobility for military ap...
Research group advancing robot manipulation and mobile manipulation with foundation models for humanoid and general-purp...
Sven Behnke's lab producing NimbRo humanoid robots that have won multiple RoboCup competitions and advanced deep learnin...
Leading European research group in robot learning and control with significant work on data-driven locomotion for legged...
Dedicated robotics department with Cassie and Digit bipedal robot research, pioneers in feedback control for dynamic leg...
Canada's premier robotics research institute with programs in robot learning, safe autonomous systems, and manipulation ...
UZH's Robotics and Perception Group led by Davide Scaramuzza researches event cameras, agile drone-robot perception, and...
Grasping and Manipulation Lab led by Aaron Dollar researching adaptive robotic hands, underactuated grippers, and dexter...
Major Chinese robotics programme producing bipedal and quadruped robots with strong industry ties to Unitree and other Z...
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science. HRP humanoid series since 1998.
Aalto's robotics research covers adaptive manipulation, intelligent control of legged systems, and factory automation in...
Finnish robotics and AI. Factory automation and human-robot collaboration research.
The Cluster of Excellence Cognitive Interaction Technology at Bielefeld researches cognitive robotics, human-robot inter...
French national robotics lab. Pinocchio dynamics library. Humanoid motion planning.
Australia's national science agency with robotics research in mining automation, environmental monitoring, and field rob...
World's top robotics program. Robotics Institute founded 1979. 500+ researchers.
Biorobotics Lab. Cheetah-Cub quadruped. Bioinspired locomotion and prosthetics.
Joint Heriot-Watt and Edinburgh CDT. Valkyrie humanoid research with NASA.
Applied robotics research. Care-O-bot service robot. Industry 4.0 manufacturing.
Hong Kong University of Science and Technology robotics institute with programs in aerial-ground coordination and legged...
DARPA Robotics Challenge competitor. Atlas and Nadia humanoid locomotion research.
India's premier research institute with the Robert Bosch Centre driving work in autonomous systems, legged robots, and r...
IIT Bombay's robotics research spans bipedal locomotion, humanoid control, and mobile manipulation through its Systems a...
IIT Madras houses the Centre for Autonomous and Intelligent Robotics Systems with active research in humanoid locomotion...
French national computing research. Humanoid robot control and AI for robotics.
Robotics research spanning humanoid manipulation, teleoperation, and human-robot interaction within the broader Imperial...
King Abdullah University of Science and Technology houses robotics research in autonomous systems, drone-ground coordina...
Swedish research powerhouse with robotics perception and control labs contributing to EU humanoid projects and industria...
Keio's biorobotics research spans muscle-driven humanoids, brain-machine interfaces for robotic limbs, and tendon-driven...
Centre for Robotics Research. Surgical robotics and human-robot interaction.
Kyoto University contributes to humanoid robotics through research in intelligent mechatronics, haptic feedback systems,...
Mini Cheetah quadruped and humanoid locomotion research. Marc Raibert's legacy lab.
Autonomous learning and robot control. Haptics and soft robotics research.
Robonaut 2 and Valkyrie humanoid. Space robotics for ISS and lunar exploration.
Nanyang Technological University. Nadine social robot. Human-robot interaction research.
Singapore's leading robotics research hub with work in humanoid manipulation, compliant actuators, and human-robot colla...
Kevin Lynch's robotics group known for foundational robotics textbooks and research in manipulation, force control, and ...
Robotics research including musculoskeletal humanoids and pneumatic artificial muscles, plus the Affetto child robot for...
Mobile robotics, autonomous systems, and robot perception. Oxbotica spinoff.
AI and embodied intelligence research. Collaborations with Chinese humanoid startups.
Growing robotics centre with emphasis on embodied AI, robot learning from human demonstrations, and legged locomotion re...
Growing robotics research programme with focus on robot learning, dexterous manipulation, and bridging simulation to phy...
ROBIEAR care robot for elderly. Japanese national lab. Biosystems research.
Sapienza's DIAG lab researches humanoid robot planning, multi-contact locomotion, and social robotics, contributing to E...
Leading Korean robotics program. HUBO humanoid robot development.
SAIL robotics group. Mobile ALOHA teleoperation. Foundation model research for robots.
Cognitive robotics department researching humanoid robot learning, bipedal locomotion, and shared autonomy for human-rob...
MIRMI Munich Institute of Robotics and Machine Intelligence. Garching robot lab.
Israel's leading technical university with robotics research in locomotion planning, bio-inspired design, and autonomous...
Berkeley AI Research Lab. Robot learning, manipulation, and locomotion breakthroughs.
Robotics lab at USC Viterbi School known for multi-robot systems and humanoid locomotion on rough terrain
Interaction Lab (Maja Matarić). Social robots for healthcare and education.
Largest co-located robotics research lab in the UK, joint venture between University of Bristol and UWE with humanoid in...
Autonomous Systems Lab. Quadruped and humanoid locomotion in complex terrain.
The Australian Centre for Robotics at the University of Sydney focuses on perception, manipulation, and autonomous syste...
Leading Japanese humanoid robotics lab. Musculoskeletal humanoid Kengoro/Kenshiro.
Cyberdyne HAL origin. Center for Cybernics. Human-robot symbiosis research.
Interdisciplinary robotics centre with strengths in manipulation, prosthetics, and human-robot collaboration leveraging ...
WABOT pioneer — world's first full-scale humanoid robot (1973). Ongoing bipedal research.
Robotic Systems Lab. ANYmal quadruped and bipedal locomotion research.
iCub humanoid research platform. Birthplace of Generative Bionics. 20+ years of humanoid research.
DARPA Robotics Challenge winner. HUBO humanoid robot development since 2004.
Khalifa University's KUCARS researches autonomous robotic systems for inspection, maintenance, and human-robot collabora...
MIT Computer Science and AI Laboratory. Pioneering work in humanoid locomotion, manipulation, and soft robotics.
Monash University's robotics group researches compliant robotic systems, exoskeletons for rehabilitation, and autonomous...
Stanford Institute for Human-Centered AI. Mobile ALOHA teleoperation research.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico's biorobotics group researches bio-inspired locomotion, humanoid design, an...
Australian Centre for Robotic Vision alumni and ongoing robotics programmes advancing perception and manipulation for fi...
USP's Mechatronics and Robotics Lab is Brazil's leading academic robotics group, with research spanning mobile robots, r...