The Toyota Human Support Robot (HSR) is a compact mobile manipulator developed by Toyota Motor Corporation from 2012 as part of the Partner Robots programme. It was designed to support the independence of elderly and disabled people in home and care-facility environments.
The HSR features a compact cylindrical body with variable height (100.5–135 cm), a folding arm with gripper capable of picking up objects weighing up to 1.2 kg from the floor or shelf, and omnidirectional wheels for manoeuvrability in narrow spaces. It can be operated locally or remotely by caregivers or family members with real-time face and voice transmission.
In 2015 Toyota launched the HSR Developers Community — a network of research institutes worldwide using the HSR platform. The robot became the standard platform for the RoboCup@Home competition. Toyota actively provides HSR simulation software to the global scientific community.
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