German Aerospace Center (DLR)

TORO

Price

Unknown

Type

Humanoid Robots · Human-scale Humanoid

Applications

Research & Education · Research Platform

Status

Prototype

Availability

Not released

Purchase

Not disclosed

Release Date

2013

Country/Region

Germany

Last Verified

2026-07-28

How classification and status work

Category describes physical structure and function; wheels alone do not determine whether a robot is humanoid. Product stage describes demonstrated maturity. Commercial availability describes current access: a commercial product may still be limited to pilot customers. Neither stage nor availability alone proves that a product can be purchased. Unknown facts remain unknown.

39 DOF

Total degrees of freedom

1.74 m

Height

76 kg

Weight

10 kg

General Payload

TORO is DLR's humanoid platform for bipedal walking, balance, stairs and multi-contact control.

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Intelligence Profile

Control ApproachOfficial claim

Classical control

Control ApproachOfficial claim

Hybrid control

Capability Map

MobilityOfficial claim

Walking

MobilityOfficial claim

Balance

InteractionOfficial claim

Human collaboration

Hardware Specification

Physical Specifications

Active degrees of freedom

6 DOF per hand

Locomotion Type

Bipedal walking, stair climbing and multi-contact movement

Total degrees of freedom

39 DOF

Mobility & Payload

Max Speed

1.8 km/h

General Payload

10 kg

Walking Speed

0.5 m/s

Mechanical and mounting

Controllable DOF per Arm

6 DOF per arm

Height

1.74 m

DOF per Leg

6 DOF per leg

Neck DOF

1 DOF

Weight

76 kg

Mechanical Structure

Joint Sensor Type

Torque sensors in almost all joints

Joint Type

Torque-controlled and position-controlled joints

Sensors

Camera

2 stereo cameras and 1 RGB-D camera

Foot Force Sensor

2 force-torque sensors in the feet

Force/Torque Sensor