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TOPIO
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TOPIO ("TOSY PIng Pong Playing RobOt") is a bipedal humanoid robot designed to play table tennis against a human being.cite-ref-1[1] It has been developed since 2005 by TOSY, a robotics firm in Vietnam. It was publicly demonstrated at the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition (IREX) on November 28, 2007.cite-ref-2[2] TOPIO 3.0 (the latest version of TOPIO) stands approximately 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) tall and weighs 120 kg (260 lb).cite-ref-3[3]

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Development history

| Time | Place | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| November, 2005 | TOSY Robotics | Project TOPIO was started | |
| July, 2007 | TOSY Robotics | First experiment version of TOPIO demonstrated | 8 degrees of freedom, 1 leg, hydraulic system |
| 28 November 2007 | Tokyo International Robot Exhibition , Japan | TOPIO 1.0 publicly demonstrated | 20 degrees of freedom, 6 legs, hydraulic system |
| 5 February 2009 | Nuremberg International Toy Fair , Germany | TOPIO 2.0 publicly demonstrated | 42 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, DC servo motors |
| 25 November 2009 | Tokyo International Robot Exhibition , Japan | TOPIO 3.0 publicly demonstrated | 39 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, Brushless DC servo motors |
| 4–9 February 2010 | Nuremberg International Toy Fair, Germany | TOPIO 3.0 publicly demonstrated | 39 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, Brushless DC servo motors |
| 8–11 June 2010 | AUTOMATICA URBUTT, Germany | TOPIO 3.0 publicly demonstrated | 39 degrees of freedom, 2 legs, Brushless DC servo motors |

Specifications

| | TOPIO 1.0 | TOPIO 2.0 | TOPIO 3.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 185 cm | 215 cm | 188 cm |
| Mass | 300 kg | 60 kg | 120 kg |
| Power supply | Hydraulic | Li-Po battery , 48V 20Ah | Li-Po battery , 48V 20Ah |
| Actuator | Hydraulic cylinder | DC Servo Motor | Brushless DC Servo Motor |
| Legs | 6 | 2 | 2 |
| High speed camera | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Continuous shots | 6 | 5 | 10 |
| Degrees of freedom | 20 Two in the head Six in each arm One in each leg (6 legs) | 42 Three in the head Seven in each arm Six in each leg (2 legs) Three in the torso Five in each hand | 39 Two in the head Seven in each arm Six in each leg (2 legs) One in the torso Five in each hand |

Technologies

• Recognition of fast moving objects
• Low Inertia mechanical system
• Fast and accurate movement control
• Balanced bipedal walking

See also

ASIMO
Gynoid
REEM
QRIO
HUBO
HRP-4C

References

cite-note-11. "A Ping-Pong-Playing Terminator". Popular Science. 2010-02-17. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
cite-note-22. "TOSY TOPIO - Table Tennis Playing Robot". DigInfo News. 5 December 2007. Archived from the original on 21 May 2009. Retrieved 2007-12-05.
cite-note-33. "TOPIO 3.0 at Tokyo International Robot Exhibition 2009". Reuters. Retrieved 2009-11-27.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to

TOPIO

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• Official website
• TOPIO video - YouTube
• "I, the Ping Pong Robot" - Softpedia
• "Ping Pong Playing Robots" - www.robots.net
• "TOPIO - The Ping Pong Playing Robot" Archived 2010-01-09 at the Wayback Machine - www.robotliving.com
• "Play ping-pong or feed the baby at Tokyo robot fair" - Reuters