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Torobo

东京机器人

A torque-controlled humanoid upper body on an omnidirectional base, built for contact-rich AI research.

Pilot deploymentVerified Last verified 31 Oct 2026
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Height166 cm
Degrees of freedom24
Arm payload8 kg
Top speed—
Battery life3 h
Starting pricePrice on request
MakerTokyo Robotics
First shown—
StatusPilot deployment
Form factorTorso / desktop
LocomotionWheeled
Updated31 Oct 2026
IndustrialResearchService & retailHealthcareDexterous handsROS 224 DOFTorque sensing in all arm and waist joints8 kg payload per arm3-hour batteryOmnidirectional base

What it is

Torobo is Tokyo Robotics' research humanoid: a head, torso and two 7-DOF torque-sensing arms mounted on a four-axis omnidirectional wheeled base rather than legs. The current specification lists 166 cm and about 160 kg, 8 kg payload per arm in the worst posture (20 kg instantaneous), three hours of battery and a full ROS/ROS2 software stack. It is sold mainly to universities and corporate R&D groups for force-controlled assembly, cooking and physical interaction research, and Tokyo Robotics now also lists Torobo among its legacy products while keeping the platform page online.

Highlights

01Dual 7-DOF torque-sensing arms plus 3-DOF waist and neck.
02Omnidirectional four-axis wheeled base instead of legs.
038 kg worst-case / 20 kg instantaneous payload per arm.
04ROS and ROS2 support with MoveIt and Gazebo.
05About three hours of battery with continuous operation while charging.

The numbers

Body
Height166 cm
Weight160 kg
Form factorTorso / desktop
Motion & power
LocomotionWheeled
Degrees of freedom24
DOF breakdown24 DOF: two 7-DOF arms, 3-DOF waist, 3-DOF neck and 4-DOF omnidirectional base, excluding optional hands.
Arm payload8 kg
Battery life3 h
ActuatorsElectric joint actuators with link-side torque sensors and safety brakes that hold posture on power loss.
Compute, sensing & hands
ComputeTwo onboard PCs (robot control and image acquisition); the 2024 brochure offers an optional Intel Core i5 13th-gen head PC with NVIDIA RTX 4070.
SensingHead with wide-angle stereo camera, fisheye camera, depth camera and stereo microphone; 15-bit link-side torque sensors in all arm and waist joints; 20-bit absolute encoders.
HandsOptional 3-finger simple hand or 4-finger dexterous hand.

Platform & deployment

AvailabilitySold to universities and corporate research groups; Tokyo Robotics lists Torobo among legacy products (2022) while maintaining its specification page.
Target marketAI and robotics research groups, and industrial contact-task prototyping.
SDKROS and ROS2 packages; MoveIt and Gazebo integration.
Software / OSCartesian impedance control, ZMP-based fall prevention, self-collision monitoring and ROS2 tooling.
Deployments & partnersUniversity and corporate research labs, including Waseda University and Tokyo Women's Medical University demos.
Safety & certificationsTorque-sensing contact stops, safety brakes, ZMP fall monitoring and real-time self-collision monitoring.
VariantsTorobo with head unit · 3-finger simple hand · 4-finger dexterous hand · Torobo Hand

Evidence trail

Claims on this profile are linked to primary reporting and manufacturer material where available.

01Tokyo Robotics - Torobo specification page02Tokyo Robotics - Torobo brochure (2024)03Tokyo Robotics - Legacy Products04Robot Award Japan - Torobo

Specifications are sourced from public materials and may change. Always confirm commercial terms with the manufacturer.

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