TOPIO


TOPIO is a bipedal humanoid robot designed to play table tennis against a human being. It has been developed since 2005 by TOSY, a robotics firm in Vietnam. It was publicly demonstrated at the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition on November 28, 2007. TOPIO 3.0 stands approximately 1.88 m tall and weighs 120 kg.

Development history

TimePlaceEventNotes
November, 2005TOSY RoboticsProject TOPIO was started
July, 2007TOSY RoboticsFirst experiment version of TOPIO demonstrated8 degrees of freedom, 1 leg, hydraulic system
28 November 2007Tokyo International Robot Exhibition, JapanTOPIO 1.0 publicly demonstrated20 degrees of freedom, 6 legs, hydraulic system
5 February 2009Nuremberg International Toy Fair, GermanyTOPIO 2.0 publicly demonstrated42 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, DC servo motors
25 November 2009Tokyo International Robot Exhibition, JapanTOPIO 3.0 publicly demonstrated39 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, Brushless DC servo motors
4–9 February 2010Nuremberg International Toy Fair, GermanyTOPIO 3.0 publicly demonstrated39 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, Brushless DC servo motors
8–11 June 2010AUTOMATICA URBUTT, GermanyTOPIO 3.0 publicly demonstrated39 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, Brushless DC servo motors

Specifications

TOPIO 1.0TOPIO 2.0TOPIO 3.0
Height185 cm215 cm188 cm
Mass300 kg60 kg120 kg
Power supplyHydraulicLi-Po battery, 48V 20AhLi-Po battery, 48V 20Ah
ActuatorHydraulic cylinderDC Servo MotorBrushless DC Servo Motor
Legs622
High speed camera224
Continuous shots6510
Degrees of freedom20
Two in the head
Six in each arm
One in each leg


42
Three in the head
Seven in each arm
Six in each leg
Three in the torso
Five in each hand		39
Two in the head
Seven in each arm
Six in each leg
One in the torso
Five in each hand

Technologies