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TORO

TORO is the torque-controlled humanoid of the German Aerospace Center's Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics, built in 2013 from its lightweight robot arm technology. It is used for research on whole-body torque control and multi-contact walking.

Research not for sale Score 22/100, niche
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22/100
Niche
Provisional, specs incomplete
Capability 20/30
Value 0/25
Buyability 2/20
Ecosystem 0/15
Proof 0/10
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Status
Research
Category
research
First revealed
2013
Form
bipedal
Height
174 cm
Weight
76 kg
Payload
n/a
Degrees of freedom
27
Battery
n/a
Runtime
n/a
Walking speed
n/a
Actuation
electric, torque-controlled joints based on DLR lightweight robot drives
Units deployed (est.)
not disclosed
Teleoperation
no

Where it stands

DLR research humanoid since 2013; used for torque control and walking research.

What stands out

  • Torque control in all joints
  • 174 cm, 76 kg, 27 DoF

Price and volume

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Other robots by German Aerospace Center (DLR), Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics.

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