from geoscientific research units within AIST in 2001 to replace the old GSJ created in 1882. Notable scientists Hiroyuki Yoshikawa, former President of AIST, University of Tokyo (1993–1997), Science Council of Japan (1997–2003) and International Council for Science (ICSU) (1999–2002) Jun Kondo, a famous researcher for the Kondo effect Sumio Iijima, the discoverer of the Carbon nanotube Yoshinori Tokura, famous for nanotechnology experiments Hiromichi Kataura, well known for his research in carbon nanotubes and for the Kataura plot Satoshi Hirano, author of HORB middleware Products HRP-2 Promet, a domestic general helper robot (under development) in joint Humanoid Robotics Project with Kawada Industries. HRP-4C, a female humanoid robot. Paro, a baby harp seal robot for therapeutic use. DeleGate, a multi-purpose application-level gateway / proxy server. Spectral Database for Organic Compounds (SDBS), a free online searchable database containing Raman, EPR, FT-IR, EI-MS, 1H-NMR and 13C-NMR spectra of ca 34,000 organic compounds. Structure atlas of human genome See also Humanoid Robotics Project Independent Administrative Institution (IAI) List of Independent Administrative Institutions (Japan) References External links AIST Web site Humanoid Robotics Group: Humanoid robot HRP-2 Promet and Theage.com, "Robotic helper coming soon" Independent Administrative Institutions of Japan Research institutes in Japan Robotics organizations 2001 establishments in Japan