The project has started a small research group by Hiroshi G. Okuno and
Kazuhiro Nakadai in Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project, ERATO, Japan
Science and Technology Corporation (In
September 2003, Kitano Symbiotic Systems Project finished because it
was a five-year project started in October 1998). In 2002, a research
group of Kyoto University joined the project. In May 2003, Kazuhiro Nakadai moved to
Honda Research Institute Japan, Co., Ltd. which was established for
basic research such as computer science, material science and biology
in January 2003. Therefore, "Robot Audition Project" is currently a
collaboration project of Kyoto University and Honda Research
Institute Japan, Co., Ltd.