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Punyo
Company: Toyota Research Institute
Robot details
Manufacturing country
Autonomy level
Teleoperated
Status
Prototype
Release date
27 Feb 2024
Robot types
Service
Companion
Primary use cases
Home Assistance
Research
Other
About
A soft, humanoid research robot designed for whole-body manipulation, using arms, chest, and compliant materials to handle large, heavy, and complex objects safely alongside humans.
Specs
Punyo is a soft robotic system with compliant arms, chest, and tactile sensing using air-filled “bubbles” connected to pressure sensors. It combines rigid robotic arms and torso with soft materials to enable safe, contact-rich manipulation. It uses visuotactile sensing, internal cameras in “paws,” and advanced learning methods such as diffusion policy and reinforcement learning, with teleoperation interfaces including gamepad and motion capture control.
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