Waseda University
Waseda University is a university in Shinjuku, Tokyo, founded in 1882 as Tokyo Senmon Gakko by Shigenobu Okuma and renamed Waseda University in 1902. Waseda describes its humanoid robotics work as a 50-year journey, including the WABOT, WABIAN, KOBIAN and TWENDY-ONE projects. Waseda faculty also take part in the Kyoto Humanoid Association (KyoHA), which showed the SEIMEI prototype in 2026.
Last verified Oct 8, 2026
Company website ↗- Country
- 🇯🇵 Japan
- Headquarters
- Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 1882
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- University
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Portfolio
Robots by Waseda University
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WUSeimei🇯🇵 Waseda University | Prototype | Biped | 140 cm | 49 kg | 23 | — | — | — | — | Apr 28, 2026 |
WUWaseda Hadaly-2🇯🇵 Waseda University | Discontinued | Wheeled | 170 cm | 150 kg | 49 | — | 1.67 m/s | — | — | 1997 |
WUWaseda KOBIAN🇯🇵 Waseda University | Discontinued | Biped | 147 cm | 62 kg | 48 | — | — | 0.33 h | — | 2009 |
WUWaseda Twendy-One🇯🇵 Waseda University | Discontinued | Wheeled | 146.7 cm | 111 kg | 47 | 35 kg | 0.75 m/s | 0.5 h | — | 2007 |
WUWaseda WABIAN🇯🇵 Waseda University | Discontinued | Biped | 166.2 cm | 107.4 kg | 43 | 1.5 kg | — | — | — | 1997 |
WUWaseda WABOT-1🇯🇵 Waseda University | Discontinued | Biped | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1973 |
WUWaseda WABOT-2🇯🇵 Waseda University | Discontinued | Biped | — | 90 kg | 50 | — | — | — | — | 1984 |
Model timeline
Robot announcements
- Seimei
Apr 28, 2026 · Prototype
- Waseda KOBIAN
2009 · Discontinued
- Waseda Twendy-One
2007 · Discontinued
- Waseda Hadaly-2
1997 · Discontinued
- Waseda WABIAN
1997 · Discontinued
- Waseda WABOT-2
1984 · Discontinued
- Waseda WABOT-1
1973 · Discontinued
Quick answers
Waseda University FAQ
What humanoid robots does Waseda University make?
Waseda University has 7 robot records in this dataset: Waseda Hadaly-2, Waseda KOBIAN, Seimei, Waseda Twendy-One, Waseda WABIAN, Waseda WABOT-1, Waseda WABOT-2.
Where is Waseda University based?
The company record lists Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan.