Event
Toyota debuts CUE7 basketball humanoid with lighter two-wheel design and hybrid AI control
Key points
- 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.
Company context
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.
Context
- Company
- Toyota Motor Corporation
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- Geography
- Toyota City, Aichi · Japan