Honda Research Institute Japan is a Japan-based research organization that aims to develop intelligent systems that contribute to human well-being and coexist with people through trusted relationships. Its official site introduces the Honda CA communication-assistance system, designed to promote mutual understanding between people with and without hearing disabilities; HARK, open-source software that gives robots auditory capabilities; and Haru, a social robot that responds to human emotion with expressive behavior. The site also provides research activities, researcher profiles, a publication search, licensing information, and career postings, including roles in human-centered multimodal dialogue, speech and acoustic recognition, and quantum technologies and algorithms.
