Wakamaru is a Japanese robot made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries that is intended to perform natural communication with human beings. [1] The yellow, 3-foot domestic robot debuted in 2005 at a $14,300-$15,000 USD price-point exclusively for Japanese households. [ 2 ]

Wakamaru is a friendly helper robot that can carry on conversations with people, recognize faces, and shake hands. It's been used as a domestic assistant, office receptionist, event host, and sales rep.

Wakamaru instructs a human on a pipe construction task. This social robot was designed by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. in 2003 to function as an agent that could work with people in roles such as a receptionist, instructor, or assistant.

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd. (MHI) has developed the world's first communication robot "wakamaru"(1) that is capable of living with a family and sold to users living in the 23 wards of Tokyo. This full-fledged robot has three features.

今回ご紹介するのは、コミュニケーションロボット【wakamaru (ワカマル)】です。 [身長：1m。 体重：約30kg。 ひとつひとつパーツに注目していくと･･･。 「目は口ほどにモノを言う。 ワカマルの目は、大きな瞳は、相手の話を理解することを表しています。 なんと、10名の顔を見分けることができるのです。 しかも、360度全方位を同時に見ています。 【wakamaru (ワカマル)】をみてどのように感じますか？ 楽しそうですか？ 悩んでそうですか？ まさに …

2008年7月2日 · Last week at Robodex 2003 in Yokohama, Wakamaru, a so-called “home-use” robot, spun, rolled, talked, and waved on Mitsubishi Heavy Industries’ stage; all this, just days before the “birth” of “Astro Boy” (or Tetsuwan Atomu in Japanese) — the futuristic cartoon robot boy creation of Osamu from 50 years ago.

2007年4月6日 · Wakamaru is a Japanese domestic robot made by Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, primarily intended to provide companionship to elderly and disabled people. The robot is yellow, 100 cm tall, and weights 30 kilograms. It has two arms and its flat, circular base has a diameter of 45 cm. The first hundred went on sale in September,…

新浪科技讯 日本三菱重工在2003年4月2日于横滨举行的Robodex 2003机器人博览会媒体发布会上，展示其家用人型机器人Wakamaru，该机器人具有沟通的能力，内建约一万个字汇。 路透/Issei Kato. 任你邮印象30，30M大空间+彩信相册，免费试用！ 爱有温柔的、性感的，更有火辣辣让你无法拒绝的。 立刻用手机编写短消息 00 发送到 888811 加入爱情快递！ 满足你交友聊天的全部欲 …

Wakamaru es un robot diseñado para el hogar por Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, Ltd., que se desempeña perfectamente como asistente personal autónomo.

Wakamaru is around 1 meter tall and weighs 30 kilograms, it has two arms and a flat circular base. Wakamaru has speech recognition as well as the ability to speak in both a male and female voice. It can also connect to the internet through one of its Linux operation systems.