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Taku

About

About Taku

Taku is Dyna Robotics’ wheeled semi-humanoid for end-to-end physical workflows. Its human-shaped upper body carries two seven-degree-of-freedom arms, while a folding lower body extends vertical reach and a four-wheel steerable base provides stable omnidirectional movement between workstations. Low-ratio planetary actuators are used to increase arm speed and acceleration.

The robot was introduced with Dyna-2.1 in an uncut one-hour hotel laundry-room demonstration. Taku moved among machines and shelving, operated doors and controls, handled baskets, transferred towels, folded and stacked them, and recovered from some disturbances. The system combines a 100 Hz reinforcement-learning whole-body controller, the DYNA-2 world-action model and a vision-language workflow orchestrator. Dyna identifies customer-site trials as the next milestone for the Taku prototype.

Capabilities

Source-backed capabilities

  • Operating environments: Research laundry-room setup withwasher,dryer,foldingtable andshelves
  • Control modes: Autonomous
  • Fabric smoothing and folding

    Research demonstration - 2026-09-29 - Transfer towels between machines, fold them and stack them on shelves. - environment: Research laundry-room setup withwasher,dryer,foldingtable andshelves

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  • Doors and articulated objects

    Research demonstration - 2026-09-29 - Open and close washer and dryer doors during the laundry workflow. - environment: Research laundry-room setup withwasher,dryer,foldingtable andshelves

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  • Industrial equipment operation

    Research demonstration - 2026-09-29 - Start the washer and dryer using their buttons and dial. - environment: Research laundry-room setup withwasher,dryer,foldingtable andshelves

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Research

  • Dyna-2.1: A Physical Agent for End-to-End Workflows

    2026-09-29 - Research Publication - Dyna's technical release explains the Taku robot and Dyna-2.1 system, combining learned physical skills with a workflow orchestrator and memory.

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  • FiveAges robot_usds simulation asset library

    Research Publication - A shared library of robot USD assets for ROS 2 control and Isaac Sim development, with configurable robot and end-effector models.

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Timeline

  • Dyna Robotics unveils Taku semi-humanoid with Dyna-2.1

    2026-09-29 - Product Launch - Taku combines two seven-DoF arms, a folding body and a stable base with four independently steerable wheels. In the uncut demonstration, the robot moved between stations, operated washer and dryer controls, moved baskets, folded and stacked towels, and shelved finished stacks. Dyna-2.1 combines a 100 Hz reinforcement-learning whole-body controller, the DYNA-2 world-action model and a vision-language workflow orchestrator; customer-site operation is the next stated milestone.

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Context

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