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Nextage Fillie (Kamada)

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Description

SUMMARY

 

NEXTAGE Fillie is a humanoid collaborative robot developed by Kawada Robotics, launched in 2022 and showcased at CES 2026.It is a smaller, lighter, cost‑effective successor to the original NEXTAGE, designed for assembly, inspection, and R&D.Fillie features dual arms with 15 DoF, stereo vision, ±0.03 mm repeatability, and ROS/ROS2 support, making it ideal for safe human‑robot collaboration in factories and labs.

 

EDITORIAL

 

Fillie reflects Kawada’s two‑decade legacy in humanoid robotics, evolving NEXTAGE into a compact, approachable design.Its friendly aesthetics and LED status indicators make it suitable for shared workspaces, while its open software stack ensures integration into modern research pipelines.Compared to the larger NEXTAGE, Fillie trades payload for speed, cost‑performance, and accessibility, positioning it as a bridge between industrial automation and academic research.

 

CLASSIFICATION

 

Type: Stationary/wheeled humanoid workstation robot

 

Morphology: Head, torso, dual arms

 

Locomotion: Stationary (optionally mobile trolley)

 

Category: Humanoid (industrial collaborative class)

 

Conclusion: NEXTAGE Fillie is a humanoid robot, but not bipedal — it is a dual‑arm humanoid workstation.

 

SPECIFICATIONS

 

Dimensions & Build

 

Height: Compact workstation size (smaller than NEXTAGE)

 

Weight: Lighter design for mobility

 

Materials: Aluminum + plastic covers

 

Design: Curved arms to prevent pinching

 

Degrees of Freedom

 

Total DoF: ~15 (arms, neck, waist)

 

Payload: 1.5 kg per arm

 

Repeatability: ±0.03 mm

 

Mobility

 

Locomotion: Stationary base; optional wheeled trolley

 

Deployment: Easily moved, compact footprint

 

Manipulation

 

End‑effectors: Interchangeable industrial grippers

 

Capabilities:

 

Assembly

 

Pick‑and‑place

 

Inspection

 

Tool operation

 

Electronics handling

 

Sensors

 

Vision: Stereo cameras in head

 

Optional: 3D vision modules, wrist force/torque sensors

 

Safety: LED “feelers” for status visibility

 

Compute & Software

 

OS: RT‑Linux / QNX real‑time OS

 

Programming: Python, C++, ROS/ROS2 support

 

Features: Vision‑guided manipulation, collaborative safety modes

 

Power

 

Source: AC mains

 

Runtime: Continuous (industrial duty cycle)

 

Applications

 

Electronics assembly

 

Automotive component handling

 

Inspection & QA

 

Research & education

 

Human‑robot collaborative workstations

 

WHAT IS NOT PUBLISHED

 

Torque values

 

Pricing (varies by deployment, ~$50k–150k)

 

IP rating

 

Image: @kantorobot

 

Company Source:

 

https://youtu.be/LkiYLifbthI?si=30r7rYC2ZpKeA9OH

 

KEY NEWS & COVERAGE 

 

https://youtu.be/LkiYLifbthI?si=30r7rYC2ZpKeA9OH