Toyota Gets Back Into Humanoid Robots With New T-HR3

Toyota has announced the T-HR3, a brand-new, third-generation humanoid robot. It's 1.5-meter tall, weighs 75 kilograms, and has 32 degrees of torque-controlled freedom plus a pair of 10 fingered hands. At first glance, it appears to be very capable, with excellent balance and coordination, and Toyota has decided to approach autonomy by keeping a human in the loop inside of a sophisticated, immersive "Master Maneuvering System." As with most flagship robotics projects from large Japanese companies, Toyota has done a very good job of not telling anyone about it until they're good and ready, meaning that all we have to go on at the moment is a press release and some basic specs and videos. We've got those to share, along with some thoughts on what this robot is all about, below. Toyota Motor Corporation (Toyota) today revealed T-HR3, the company's third generation humanoid robot.