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Kawada Robotics Corporation

NEXTAGEJapan

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Founded2013Company origin · Japan

HeadquartersTokyo, JapanPrimary company location

Robotics since10+ yearsFirst robotics work or public program

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Model 1Manufacturing & Industrial Operations

Kawada Robotics Corporation

NEXTAGE (NXA)

Humanoid Robots

The NEXTAGE (NXA) is a dual-arm collaborative industrial humanoid robot manufactured by Kawada Robotics Corporation for automating human-oriented manufacturing tasks. Released in 2018 as the successor to the NX01 series, NXA combines two 6-axis arms, stereo head vision, hand cameras and an integrated controller in a compact system designed to work alongside people. With a rated payload of 2.5 kg per arm, ±0.03 mm repeatability and vision-based workpiece recognition, it is designed for assembly, inspection, packaging, machine-related operations and flexible high-mix manufacturing.

Under 80 W per axis · Commercially available

Model 2Research & Development

Kawada Robotics Corporation

NEXTAGE (NXA) OPEN

Humanoid Robots

The NEXTAGE (NXA) OPEN is a dual-arm humanoid research platform from Kawada Robotics Corporation that combines the same proven hardware as the industrial NEXTAGE NXA with an extensible open software environment. Built around OpenRTM-aist and compatible with ROS, it allows universities and research institutes to integrate custom software, sensors and devices for advanced work in AI, robot learning, perception, human-robot interaction and bimanual manipulation. It provides two 6-axis arms, stereo head vision, hand cameras and a 2.5 kg rated payload per arm.

Electromagnetic brakes on shoulder-pitch and elbow-pitch axes. · Commercially available

Model 3Manufacturing & Industrial Operations

Kawada Robotics Corporation

NEXTAGE Fillie

Humanoid Robots

The NEXTAGE Fillie is a compact dual-arm industrial humanoid robot manufactured by Kawada Robotics Corporation. Released in 2022 as the newest NEXTAGE industrial model, Fillie combines two 6-axis arms, integrated stereo vision and graphical NxProduction task teaching in a smaller, lighter and faster platform. It is designed for human-oriented workplaces and flexible automation tasks such as assembly, inspection, packaging and machine tending, while its more approachable design allows NEXTAGE technology to expand beyond conventional factory environments.

2 × 6-axis arms · Commercially available

Model 4Research & Development

Kawada Robotics Corporation

NEXTAGE Fillie OPEN

Humanoid Robots

The NEXTAGE Fillie OPEN is a compact dual-arm humanoid research platform manufactured by Kawada Robotics Corporation. Released in September 2022 as the research version of NEXTAGE Fillie, it combines Fillie's smaller, faster 1.5-kg-per-arm hardware with an open ROS-compatible research environment. The platform is designed for universities and research institutions working on robotics, AI, perception, human-robot interaction, dual-arm manipulation and external sensor/device integration.

Commercially available · NEXTAGE Fillie

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