Bandai Namco Research Inc. deployed the AI Gamer Q56 (nicknamed Q-Goro), a physical robot that uses reinforcement learning to autonomously play video games and visibly improve through repeated trial and error, designed to make AI concepts approachable and tangible for general audiences.

Q-Goro is a robot developed by a multidisciplinary team at Bandai Namco Research Inc., including AI engineers, sound creators, mechanical designers, and electrical designers. The robot uses reinforcement learning—where the AI receives feedback from its successes and failures—to continuously improve its game-playing ability. The robot's visible trial-and-error learning process is the central design intent: making the AI's learning tangible and emotionally engaging rather than invisible. The design was overseen by Shigeki Toyama, a creator known for his work on the arcade game XEVIOUS and Namco's robot business in the 1980s. No deployment scale or event context is confirmed beyond its listing as an active project on the company's official website.