Topio Ping Pong, table tennis playing robot, TOSY Robotics JSC, Hanoi, Vietnam

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Manufacturer - TOSY Robotics JSC (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?1828)

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IREX 2009 - Topio robot the psyche out before the storm

Uploaded on Nov 27, 2009


We're not sure why Topio is sporting a pair of shades but we won't be the ones to ask him, He's a lean mean ping pong playing machine but before that he likes to psyche you out and frankly our psyche reserves have been depleted.

Built by Vietnamese firm TOSY this beast towers at 1.88m in height, 120kg in weight with 39 degrees of freedom is a bi-ped with fast reactions a low inertia mechanical system and probably has a mean poker-face too.

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TOSY TOPIO - table tennis playing robot

Uploaded on Dec 5, 2007


Making it's worldwide debut at the Tokyo Robot Exhibition 2007, TOPIO, or the TOSY Ping Pong Playing Robot, is a humanoid robot capable of playing table tennis against a human opponent.

The hydraulics manipulated robot is composed of a carbon fiber composite allowing for fast reactions and a flexible range of movements with 20 degrees of freedom.

The ball's trajectory and spin is detected using 4 high speed cameras and 2 processing units, and it's advanced AI module allows it to continuously improve itself while playing.

"We wanted to design a robot that can compete with professional players competently, and on the same level. In the future, we want to make robots that can replicate natural human movements and actions, and do things such as throwing a ball or playing football, which can also be used in a variety of practical applications."

The robot can also record and report scores and express emotions while playing, and is just one of the large-scale projects currently being developed in the R&D Labs of Tosy Toys.

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Uploaded on Dec 3, 2007


Topio ping pong robot

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Uploaded on Jul 13, 2011


A Vietnamese service robot developed by Tosy.