Toyota Robot Can Run Like Human


ASIMO (Honda's robot) is a nice robot and its behavior is similar to human. ASIMO can walk and run and do everything similar to human. But, now there's a further research than ASIMO.

After Honda made ASIMO, now is Toyota's turn to make a robot. A better research to build more advanced robot, more than ASIMO's ability.With 130cm height and 50kg weight. Toyota's robot can run about 7kph. But ASIMO only run with maximum speed: 6kph.

Toyota did their research to develop balance control method in real-time for their newest robot. Toyota sure that the method can help to give a balance when an external pressure happens, for example when a human push the robot. The robot still balanced.

In a video below, that robot can run in about 7kph. Toyota still in their development.