Why is Toyota Developing Humanoid Robots?, Corporate

Have you ever heard of T-HR3?First launched by Toyota in 2017, it's a humanoid robot capable of flexible movements that mirror the actions of its remote human operator, and of sharing the force exerted by and on the robot with the operator using force feedback.The new and improved T-HR3, which the company will demonstrate at the 2019 International Robotic Exhibition in Tokyo, is now able to execute more difficult tasks than before, including walking in a more natural manner.What new robotics functions did the development team achieve, and what kind of future does Toyota hope to realize with this research? One lucky Toyota PR team member met with T-HR3 Development Team Leader Tomohisa Moridaira to find out.

Toys of the Future: Toyota Develops Advanced Learning System for Robots

Why is Toyota Developing Humanoid Robots?, Corporate, Global Newsroom

Preferred Networks, Toyota agree to jointly develop service robots

Why is Toyota Developing Humanoid Robots?, Corporate, Global Newsroom

Toyota's latest humanoid robot aces operator mimicry

Elon Musk: Meet Optimus, Tesla's humanoid robot, Economy and Business

Why is Toyota Developing Humanoid Robots?, Corporate, Global Newsroom

Tesla unveils its humanoid robot for 'less than $20,000

Toyota unveils upgraded version of its humanoid robot

Toyota Unveils Third Generation Humanoid Robot T-HR3

Humanoids ready to take first steps

Just How 'Necessary' are Humanoid Robots?