ðə ɹˈoʊbɑːt wʌz dɪvˈɛləpt ˌʌndɚ ðə ɡˈaɪdəns ʌv hɪɹˈoʊʃi mækˈiːnoʊ, ɐ pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ æt ðə jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv jˌæmɐnˈæʃi.
The robot was developed under the guidance of Hiroshi Makino, a professor at the University of Yamanashi.