Japan Taught Robots to Walk… Now It’s Racing to Catch Up
Not that long ago, Japan was the undisputed world leader in humanoid robotics.
Torobo is a humanoid robot developed by Tokyo Robotics, a Japanese robotics company focused on advanced research and industrial applications. The robot is known for its high-precision manipulation capabilities, lightweight design, and humanlike range of motion, making it suitable for research in robotics, AI, and automation. Tokyo Robotics designed Torobo to assist in academic and industrial projects that explore real-world robot-human interaction, motion control, and autonomous task execution.
Not that long ago, Japan was the undisputed world leader in humanoid robotics.
Japan’s Torobo humanoid robot is moving toward full autonomy with its new legs.
Robots are getting smarter and more capable every day. In Japan, they’re also getting cuter.
Torobo, a Japanese humanoid robot, has reached new heights in autonomous cleaning thanks to a powerful learning method known as Deep Predictive Learning (DPL).
Since beginning its journey into humanoid robotics over 50 years ago, Japan has made decades of steady progress.
From humanoid robots taking over as bank and logistics workers to Disney’s latest innovations, the following are just some of the latest developments.