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