TOPIO ("
TOSY
Ping Pong Playing Rob
ot") is a
bipedal humanoid robot designed to play
table tennis against a human being. It has been developed since 2005 by
TOSY, a robotics firm in Vietnam. It was publicly demonstrated at the
Tokyo International Robot Exhibition (IREX) on November 28, 2007. TOPIO 3.0 (the latest version of TOPIO) stands approximately 1.88 m (6' 2") tall and weighs 120 kg (264 lb). Every TOPIO uses an advanced
artificial intelligence system to learn and continuously improve its skill level while playing.