Human–robot interaction
Study natural dialogue, readable behavior, trust, and long-term interaction.
Embodied AI · Human–robot interaction
Research intelligence
in the real world.
KOKO Research is a physical platform for studying perception, memory, navigation, manipulation, and human–robot interaction in real living spaces.
Research platform in active development and validation.
Why KOKO Research
Homes are complex.
Research should be ready for them.
Move beyond isolated demos. Study embodied systems around changing rooms, everyday objects, long-term memory, and the people who share the space.
Research fields
One platform.
Many questions.
Designed to support interdisciplinary work across robotics, AI, design, and behavioral science.
Spatial intelligence
Explore scene understanding, object memory, and change over time.
Navigation & manipulation
Develop safe movement and physical interaction for everyday indoor tasks.
Assistive robotics
Investigate respectful support for independent living and home routines.
Embodied memory
Connect multimodal observations with persistent, contextual home memory.
Your research question
Bring a new hypothesis and shape an experiment with the Homebot One team.
The platform
Built for experiments that move.
KOKO brings mobility, articulated interaction, multimodal sensing, and home-scale context into one evolving research platform.
- Physical system
- Mobile base, articulated upper body, hands, and modular prototype hardware.
- Interaction
- Voice, visual perception, gestures, and expressive robot behavior.
- Research workflow
- Experiment configuration, teleoperation, logging, and iterative testing.
- Developer access
- Planned APIs, tooling, and integrations released progressively with research partners.
Capabilities and interfaces are preliminary and subject to change during development.
Research program
From proposal
to real-world study.
- 01
Share the question
Tell us about the lab, hypothesis, environment, and intended research outcome.
- 02
Define the setup
Align on hardware, software access, study protocol, and safety requirements.
- 03
Run and learn
Configure experiments, collect observations, and iterate with technical support.
- 04
Share the work
Publish, demonstrate, or extend the findings with clear research attribution.
Current experiments
Real hardware.
Real rooms.
Measurable progress.
Research access
Bring KOKO into your next study.
Join the research list for platform updates, pilot collaborations, and future hardware access.