| Jenny McLane | | | | Advanced technology used in the "Toyota |
| | | | Partner Robot" enable its robots to play |
| An overview of the project to develop partner | | | | musical instruments. Toyota developed |
| robots designed to function as personal | | | | artificial lips that move with the same |
| assistants for humans is being carried out by | | | | finesse as human lips, which, together with |
| Toyota for its corporate activities based on | | | | robots' hands, enables the robots to play |
| the spirit of "contributing to society | | | | trumpets like humans do. |
| through making things and making | | | | |
| automobiles." | | | | Toyota came up with the new stabilizing |
| | | | technologies for robots as it has Mobility |
| Toyota is promoting the development of | | | | control technology through the expanded |
| human-assisting partner robots using the | | | | development of the driving control |
| collective experience cultivated by the | | | | technologies for automobiles. A small, |
| Toyota Group in automotive development and | | | | lightweight and low-cost high precision |
| production engineering. | | | | sensors, developed based upon automotive |
| | | | sensor technology, is used as an attitude |
| In response to Japan's rapidly aging | | | | sensor that detects a tilt of a robot. |
| population and dwindling birth rates Toyota | | | | |
| starts to develop robots in a need to secure | | | | Wire-operation system is also being |
| a stable labor force for the future in order | | | | developed. The actuators as power sources are |
| for its people to be able to enjoy | | | | located on its torso, and wires are used to |
| comfortable standards of living. This is also | | | | move the arms and legs. The weight of the |
| true around the globe as people crave for | | | | arms and legs can be reduced, adding |
| better, more diversified lifestyles. | | | | limberness and speed to the motion. |
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| Possessing human characteristics, Toyota's | | | | Toyota's announcement of the development of |
| partner robots are agile, warm and kind and | | | | partner robots is followed by an exhibition |
| also intelligent enough to skillfully operate | | | | of the results as part of the entertainment |
| a variety of devices in the areas of personal | | | | lineup for the Toyota Group Pavilion at the |
| assistance care for the elderly, | | | | Expo 2005, Aichi, Japan. |
| manufacturing, and mobility. | | | | |
| | | | Toyota plans to continue focusing the energy |
| Since each area requires a special set of | | | | of the Toyota Group to further utilize their |
| skills, Toyota is focusing on the development | | | | wealth of technical experience in automotive |
| of three different types of partner robots | | | | development and production to expand the |
| (walking, rolling, and mountable), each with | | | | usefulness of these robots while broadening |
| its own areas of expertise. | | | | their functions and areas of application. |
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