Torobo
Torobo is a torque-controlled humanoid research robot developed by Tokyo Robotics (now a Yaskawa Electric subsidiary), standing ~166 cm on an omnidirectional wheeled mobile base with dual 7-axis arms and 24–34 degrees of freedom total. The platform is ROS-compatible, supports GPU compute and the open-source Torobo Hand dexterous end-effector, and is used in the JST Moonshot R&D program for advanced manipulation and machine learning research.
Primary use case: Humanoid automation for manufacturing, logistics, service, and contact-intensive tasks.
Specifications
Physical
Locomotion
bipedal
Manipulation
Hand Type
unknown
Max Lift/Arm
7 kg
Power & Autonomy
Autonomy Level
teleop
AI & Compute
AI Capabilities
manipulation, learning
Onboard Compute
Single PC standard for robot control; optional second PC with Nvidia RTX 4070 or RTX 5070 for image processing
Commercial
Availability
unknown
Primary Use Case
Humanoid automation for manufacturing, logistics, service, and contact-intensive tasks.
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