Kokoro

Kokoro is a Japanese company that specializes in creating realistic humanoid robots with advanced social interaction capabilities. Their key product offerings include highly lifelike robotic faces and hands designed to mimic human expressions, gestures, and emotions. Kokoro's robots utilize cutting-edge technologies such as 3D depth cameras, microphones, webcams, and perception layers to gather inputs and process them through algorithms that enable facial recognition, gesture interpretation, emotion analysis, and context-aware responses.

One of Kokoro's most notable creations is Nadine, an empathetic robot that can greet people, make eye contact, remember previous conversations, and continue interactions based on prior meetings. Nadine has been employed as a receptionist at AIA Singapore, showcasing the company's expertise in developing humanoid robots for customer service roles.

Kokoro's advanced technologies and realistic robotic designs have contributed to the exploration of human-robot interactions and the pursuit of imbuing robots with "kokoro," a Japanese concept encompassing intellectual, emotional, and spiritual qualities. Their innovations have gained recognition in the field of robotics and have been featured in various academic and cultural discussions.