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Summary
CUE7 is Toyota's latest AI basketball robot in the CUE series, unveiled 2026, a research/demonstration robot (not general-purpose service humanoid).
Identity
Status
Research
Category
Humanoid
Type
Basketball robot
Function
Play basketball
Audience
Robotics teams
Physical
HEIGHT
219cm
WEIGHT
74kg (previous gen ~120kg)
Performance
BATTERY
high-performance, adapted from Toyota racing tech
Other
SENSORS
torso lidar, head stereo camera
LOWER BODY
inverted two-wheel structure (reduced from 4 wheels)
CONTROL
reinforcement learning, model predictive control, hybrid control
Capabilities
DEMONSTRATED (12 Apr 2026) — Basketball shooting: CUE7 stood from a seated posture, dribbled and made a free throw without human input.
Height — ranked across 105 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #2
Weight — ranked across 88 Humanoid platforms · this robot ranks #21
Comparable systems — same status tier
Other systems from Toyota Motor Corporation
Context & Benchmark
Related systems: CyberOne (Xiaomi), Haribit (Haribit), GENE.01 (Generative Bionics), Panda Robot (UBTECH), Noetix N2 (Noetix Robotics), TORO (DLR).
Timeline
CAPABILITY (12 Apr 2026) — 'Toyota debuts CUE7 basketball humanoid with lighter two-wheel design and hybrid AI control': body weight reduced from 120kg to 74kg, inverted two-wheel structure; control system combines reinforcement learning with model predictive control; live demo showed standing from seated, dribbling, free throw without human input.