# Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kaleido 9 — specifications

Source: RankedRobot (https://rankedrobot.com/robots/kawasaki-kaleido/) · Category: Humanoid robots · Maker: Kawasaki Heavy Industries
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## Summary

Kawasaki Heavy Industries Kaleido 9 is a humanoid robot made by Kawasaki Heavy Industries (Japan). Its availability status has not been disclosed. Key published specifications: height 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in); weight 99 kg (218 lb); DOF 30; runtime 30 min. The maker has not published a price. Last checked by RankedRobot on 2026-10-20.

Disclosure: 15 sourced values, 13 not disclosed by the maker (54% disclosed). "Not disclosed" means the maker has not published it; RankedRobot never guesses missing figures (an "Estimate" is only our calculation from official figures, with the method shown).

## Launch

- Announced: 2025-11-01 — Reported — source: https://biggo.com/news/202512051422_Kawasaki-Kaleido-9-Humanoid-Robot-Launch (checked 2026-09-25)
- Status: Not disclosed by the maker — checked: https://kawasakirobotics.com/in/blog/20260316_kaleido9/ (checked 2026-10-20)
- Units deployed: Not disclosed by the maker; conditions: not stated (checked 2026-09-25)

## Body

- Height: 1.9 m (6 ft 3 in) — Reported; conditions: 180 cm was stated for RHP7 (7th gen, Mar 2023 post); not confirmed for Kaleido 9 — source: https://news.mynavi.jp/techplus/article/20251205-3764371/ (checked 2026-10-03)
- Weight: 99 kg (218 lb) — Reported; conditions: not stated — source: https://news.mynavi.jp/techplus/article/20251205-3764371/ (checked 2026-10-03)
- Form factor: Bipedal — Manufacturer — source: https://kawasakirobotics.com/in/blog/20260316_kaleido9/ (checked 2026-09-25)
- IP rating: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)

## Mobility

- Max walking speed: 1.1 m/s (4 km/h · 2.5 mph) — Manufacturer; conditions: RHP7 (7th generation); Kaleido 9 speed not separately stated — source: https://kawasakirobotics.com/asia-oceania/blog/story_22/ (checked 2026-09-25)

## Dexterity

- Total degrees of freedom: 30 — Reported; conditions: excludes hands — source: https://news.mynavi.jp/techplus/article/20251205-3764371/ (checked 2026-10-03)
- DOF per hand: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)

## Payload

- Carry payload: 18 kg (40 lb) — Reported; conditions: not stated whether per-arm or combined — source: https://biggo.com/news/202512051422_Kawasaki-Kaleido-9-Humanoid-Robot-Launch (checked 2026-09-25)
- Per-arm payload: Not disclosed by the maker; conditions: not stated (checked 2026-09-25)

## Compute & AI

- Processor: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)
- AI performance: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)
- Teleoperation: Teleoperation-assisted (company statement) — Manufacturer — source: https://kawasakirobotics.com/in/blog/20260316_kaleido9/ (checked 2026-09-25)

## Sensors

- Cameras: Stereo camera in head — Reported — source: https://news.mynavi.jp/techplus/article/20251205-3764371/ (checked 2026-10-03)
- LiDAR: LiDAR-based self-localization (SLAM) — Manufacturer — source: https://kawasakirobotics.com/in/blog/20260316_kaleido9/ (checked 2026-09-25)

## Power

- Battery: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)
- Runtime: 30 min — Reported; conditions: robot body only; task not stated — source: https://news.mynavi.jp/techplus/article/20251205-3764371/ (checked 2026-10-03)
- Charge time: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)
- Hot-swappable battery: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)

## Software

- SDK: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)

## Safety

- Certifications: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)

## Commercial

- Regions sold: Not disclosed by the maker (checked 2026-09-25)

## Confidence labels

Manufacturer = stated by the maker · Verified = independently confirmed · Estimate = our calculation from official figures · Reported = credible media/retailer, not confirmed by the maker · Unconfirmed = leak, rumour or single source · Not disclosed = not published.