Toyota debuts CUE7 basketball humanoid with lighter two-wheel design and hybrid AI control
Evidence notes
- Toyota Frontier Research Center presented CUE7 as a lighter robot, reducing body weight from 120 kg to 74 kg and adopting an inverted two-wheel structure.
- The CUE7 control system combines reinforcement learning with model predictive control for more dynamic movement.
- Coverage of the live basketball demonstration described CUE7 standing from a seated posture, dribbling and making a free throw without human input.
Company context
Toyota Motor Corporation is a global automotive and mobility company with internal robotics research activity through its Frontier Research Center and related engineering programs. Its CUE basketball robot series is a long-running humanoid robotics testbed focused on perception, motion control, shooting accuracy, dribbling and physical AI research.