Toyota Shows Off A Brand New Humanoid Robot
Toyota has unveiled T-HR3, the company's third generation humanoid robot. This latest robotics platform, designed and developed by Toyota's Partner
Robot Division, will explore new technologies for safely managing
physical interactions between robots and their surroundings, as well as a
new remote maneuvering system that mirrors user movements to the robot.
Recently, Toyota demonstrated a new humanoid robot that can mirror its user's movements at the International Robot Exhibition that opened in Tokyo. The project aims to produce a product with uses as varied as elderly care and disaster response.
Toyota's new robot is the latest in dozens of humanoid models that have been developed recently thanks to rapid technological advances, especially in artificial intelligence.
"This robot could also be used in workplaces, disaster areas and outer space."
The T-HR3 can be controlled by a wearable system that allows users to operate the entire robot in real-time by simply moving their own limbs. The new robot is the latest in dozens of humanoid models that have been developed recently thanks to rapid technological advances, especially in artificial intelligence. 
"We are thinking about using this mainly for home elderly care and daily life support," Akifumi Tamaoki, Toyota's General Manager, Partner Robot Division..
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"The Partner Robot team members are committed to using the technology in
T-HR3 to develop friendly and helpful robots that coexist with humans
and assist them in their daily lives. Looking ahead, the core
technologies developed for this platform will help inform and advance
future development of robots to provide ever-better mobility for all,"
said Tamaoki, General Manager, Partner Robot Division.
"Technically, this robot could also be used in workplaces, disaster areas and outer space."
On-board T-HR3 and the Master Maneuvering System, motors, reduction
gears and torque sensors (collectively called Torque Servo Modules) are
connected to each joint. These modules communicate the operator's
movements directly to T-HR3's 29 body parts and the Master Maneuvering
System's 16 master control systems for a smooth, synchronized user
experience.
This
technology advances Toyota's research into safe robotics by measuring
the force exerted by and on T-HR3 as it interacts with its environment
and then conveying that information to the operator using force
feedback.
These
functions have broad implications for future robotics research and
development, especially for robots that operate in environments where
they must safely and precisely interact with their surroundings according to a press release from Toyota.
Toyota has no immediate plans to sell the T-HR3, whose development costs were not disclosed.
Toyota has been developing industrial robots to enhance its
manufacturing processes for many years. The Partner Robot program has used the insights from
that experience and built on Toyota's expertise in automotive
technologies to develop new mobility solutions that support doctors,
caregivers and patients, the elderly, and people with disabilities claims the company.
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