Toyota’s Punyo soft structure provides more surface area and flexibility in its interaction with objects.
Toyota Research Institute (TRI) developed Punyo, a soft robot designed for handling tasks with its full body. Unlike typical robots, Punyo can lift and manipulate bulky items using its hands, arms, and chest. This design aims to ease daily life challenges.
Punyo’s soft structure increases its interaction surface area and flexibility. Moreover, flexible materials cover its arms, chest, and hands, enhancing grip and balance. Furthermore, tactical sensors allow Punyo to detect and respond to contact, improving its handling of objects.
TRI envisions robots like Punyo safely assisting humans in everyday settings, such as homes. To conclude up, Punyo’s development enhances robots’ ability to perform household tasks, aligning with TRI’s goal for robots to seamlessly integrate into daily environments.
Source: https://www.cioupdate.com.tr/teknoloji/robot/robot-punyo/
