At EVARL, we explore how robots can learn and act intelligently in the real world. Based at the University of Tokyo’s Next-Generation Artificial Intelligence Research Center, we aim to build physical AI that perceives the world through its body, acquires skills through experience, and responds to unfamiliar situations.
EVARL stands for Evolutionary, deVelopmental, and Adaptive Robotics Laboratory. These three perspectives—evolution, development, and adaptation—guide our exploration of robots whose bodies and intelligence grow and change together.
Using musculoskeletal humanoids, wire-driven robots, and open-source robotic platforms, we connect body design, control, machine learning, and foundation models. We investigate the co-evolution of bodies and controllers, the development of intelligence through sensorimotor experience, and adaptation to changes in the environment and the body, working toward robots that act flexibly in the real world.
The laboratory is led by Kento Kawaharazuka.
We welcome master’s and PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, research assistants, and project managers. Please see our Join Us page for application procedures, eligibility, and funding information.
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