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Toyota is a robotics company founded 1937, based in Japan, developing 5 robots primarily in the Research category.
Automotive and mobility company developing robotics platforms.
Toyota Motor Corporation develops robotics platforms including the T-HR3 humanoid robot and the CUE basketball robot series, and has also introduced Kirobo Mini and the e-Palette mobility platform. Its robotics work is centered in Japan and is presented as part of Toyota’s broader mobility and partner-robot activities.
Active products
5
Maker Score
70
Very strong evidence
View factor breakdown
Price range
$355 – $150K
2 of 5 priced
Top-rated product
63.7
RoboScore
Kirobo Mini
Company facts
- HQ
- Toyota City, Japan
- Founded
- 1937 · 89 yrs
- Website
- global.toyota.com/en
Maker Score
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5 of 6 factors known. How it's calculated
Milestones
Toyota revealed the third-generation humanoid robot T-HR3.
Press coverage
- Toyota Unveils Third Generation Humanoid Robot T-HR3
Toyota Global Newsroom · Nov 2017
- Robotics at Toyota
Toyota Europe
In the news
1 event · last 90 days
6.9momentumToyota Nvidia Partnership 2026: Factories, Not Self-Driving
In the news
1 event · last 90 days
Why Toyota has been in the news, across 1 outlet — collected and classified independently, so a maker cannot add to it. It never changes a robot's RoboScore — the evidence half of the RoboIndex — and it can move a robot up a board by at most 15 points.
Active products by Toyota
5 shown| # | Category | Key specs | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Kirobo Mini | Companion | Runtime 2.5 hr | $355 | 2016 | 63.7 |
| 2 |  | T-HR3 | Humanoid | Height 1.54 m·Weight 75 kg | — | 2017 | 58.8 |
| 3 |  | Kirobo | Research | Runtime 2.5 hr | — | 2013 | 57.4 |
| 4 |  | CUE7 | Research | — | $150K | 2026 | 56.5 |
| 5 |  | Toyota e-Palette | Autonomous Vehicle | — | — | 2019 | 51.2 |
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