Torobo
Human-scale dual-arm mobile humanoid for AI and robotics research
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Torobo is a torque-controlled dual-arm humanoid robot developed by Tokyo Robotics for machine-learning research and for automating tasks that involve active contact with objects or the environment. It is built at roughly human scale on an omni-directional mobile base, with torque sensing across the arms and waist to allow safe contact stops and force-controlled manipulation. The platform is ROS-based, supports operation in simulators such as Gazebo, MuJoCo, and Isaac Sim, and offers optional sensor heads and end-effectors.
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- Height
- 1615 mm Manufacturer
- Weight
- approx. 120 kg Manufacturer
- Payload
- 7 kg per arm (single arm, worst-case holding posture) Manufacturer
- Degrees of freedom
- 20 Manufacturer
- Battery
- up to approx. 3 hours Manufacturer
Canonical robot record
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- Spec sources
- 1 linked
- Verification
- Verified Jul 8, 2026 · every displayed spec is source-checked
- Availability
- Announced
- Last verified
- Jul 8, 2026
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Overview
Torobo is a humanoid robot from Tokyo Robotics, a Japanese company fully owned by Yaskawa Electric, designed for machine-learning research and for automating tasks that require active physical contact with objects or the surrounding environment. The robot is built at roughly human scale and mounted on an omni-directional mobile base, giving it a range of motion comparable to a person working in everyday living and working spaces.
The defining feature of Torobo is torque sensing at every joint of its arms and waist, which enables joint torque control for safe contact stops and force-controlled manipulation. This makes it suited to assembly, cooking, and other contact-rich tasks, as well as safer physical interaction with people.
Torobo is built on ROS, so the same programs run on both the physical robot and in simulators. Tokyo Robotics provides models for Gazebo, MuJoCo, and NVIDIA Isaac Sim, and the robot ships with standard capabilities such as trajectory planning and self-interference detection. Tokyo Robotics describes the platform as under development, with optional sensor heads, end-effectors, and an onboard image-processing computer available.
Key Features
- Torque sensing across all arm and waist joints for safe contact stops and force-controlled manipulation
- Dual seven-axis arms on a waist, neck, and omni-directional mobile base for human-like range of motion
- ROS-based software with impedance control, ZMP-based fall prevention, and a state machine for sequencing movements
- Simulation models for Gazebo, MuJoCo, and NVIDIA Isaac Sim that run the same code as the physical robot
- Optional sensor-equipped head (depth, fisheye, and wide-angle stereo cameras, microphones, speaker) and a choice of gripper or hand end-effectors
Specifications
Mechanics
| Degrees of Freedom | 20 |
| Locomotion | Wheeled (omnidirectional) |
Performance
| Payload Capacity | 7 kg per arm (single arm, worst-case holding posture) |
Physical
| Weight | approx. 120 kg |
| Height | 1615 mm |
Power
| Battery Life | up to approx. 3 hours |
Compare with similar robots
| Torobo | Unitree H2 | TORA-ONE | THEMIS V2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | On request | On request | On request | On request |
| Height | 1615 mm | 180 cm | 146-186 cm (foldable/adjustable) | 1.6 m |
| Weight | approx. 120 kg | 70 kg | — | 37.5 kg |
| Payload | 7 kg per arm (single arm, worst-case holding posture) | 15 kg peak / 7 kg rated (single arm) | 5 kg per arm (rated) | 15 kg |
| Reach | — | — | — | — |
| Max speed | — | — | 0.6 m/s | 2.78 m/s |
| Degrees of freedom | 20 | 31 | 47 | 40 |
| Battery | up to approx. 3 hours | ≈3 h runtime (972 Wh, 15 Ah, max 75.6 V) | 8 hours | 3 hours |
Evidence & changelog
Sources
- Tokyo Robotics - tranche-3 verification · Tokyo Robotics — cites Battery Life, Weight, Locomotion, Degrees of Freedom, Payload Capacity, Height
Record changelog
- Height: 161.5 cm → 1615 mm · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-3 verification (corrected): Official height 1615 mm (cart width 590 mm). numeric_value was 161.5 in an mm-canonical row — the cm-in-mm normalization bug. Core height_mm=1615 is correct.
- Payload Capacity: 7 kg → 7 kg per arm (single arm, worst-case holding posture) · Jul 8, 2026
tranche-3 verification (corrected): Official spec is '7 kg (single arm)' at worst-case holding posture — the bare '7 kg' loses the per-arm qualifier and must not read as a total.
Manufacturer
Japanese developer of upper-body humanoid robots, subsidiary of Yaskawa.
- Headquarters
- Tokyo, Japan
- Founded
- 2015
- Website
- Official site
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