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Toyota debuts CUE7 basketball humanoid with lighter two-wheel design and hybrid AI control

Apr 12, 2026 · Capability · Toyota Motor Corporation · Development Platform

  • Toyota Frontier Research Center presented CUE7 as a lighter robot, reducing body weight from 120 kg to 74 kg and adopting an inverted two-wheel structure.
  • The CUE7 control system combines reinforcement learning with model predictive control for more dynamic movement.
  • Coverage of the live basketball demonstration described CUE7 standing from a seated posture, dribbling and making a free throw without human input.

Toyota Motor Corporation is a global automotive and mobility company with internal robotics research activity through its Frontier Research Center and related engineering programs. Its CUE basketball robot series is a long-running humanoid robotics testbed focused on perception, motion control, shooting accuracy, dribbling and physical AI research.

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Toyota City, Aichi · Japan