Yoshimoto Robotics Laboratory Co., Ltd.
Japanese entertainment-robotics studio affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo that develops robot programs and content, notably applications for the Pepper.
Yoshimoto Robotics Laboratory Co., Ltd. is a Japanese company affiliated with Yoshimoto Kogyo, one of Japan's largest entertainment and talent management conglomerates founded in Osaka in 1912. Yoshimoto Robotics Laboratory was established as a specialized entity to plan, develop, and sell robot-related programs and software applications—particularly for humanoid social robots. The company contributed content and application development for the Pepper robot, the 1.2-meter-tall wheeled humanoid jointly developed by SoftBank Robotics and Aldebaran Robotics.
Yoshimoto Robotics Laboratory's team—including members such as Masato Takahashi and Toshinari Nakano—focused on comedy, entertainment, and interaction scripts for the Pepper platform, drawing on the parent company's deep expertise in Japanese humor and variety entertainment. Applications developed by the laboratory enabled Pepper units to tell jokes, perform comedic routines, and engage customers at retail and event venues. The company targets commercial service applications including automobile dealership customer service and event entertainment.
The organization remains small, reflecting its specialized niche in robot content rather than hardware manufacturing.
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https://www.yoshimotorobotics.co.jpPHONE
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