TOPIO ("TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot") is a bipedal humanoid robot designed to play table tennis against a human being.[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.[2] TOPIO 3.0 (the latest version of TOPIO) stands approximately 1.88 m (6' 2") tall and weighs 120 kg (264 lb).[3]
| Time | Place | Event | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November, 2005 | Project TOPIO was started | |||
| July, 2007 | 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 |
| TOPIO 1.0 | TOPIO 2.0 | TOPIO 3.0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Height | 185 cm | 215 cm | 188 cm | |
| Mass | 300 kg | 60 kg | 120 kg | |
| Li-Po battery, 48V 20Ah | Li-Po battery, 48V 20Ah | |||
| Legs | 6 | 2 | 2 | |
| 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
| Continuous shots | 6 | 5 | 10 | |
| 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 |