TOSY

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TOSY Robotics Jsc.
Type Private
Industry Robotics, Toys
Founded 2002
Headquarters Hanoi, Vietnam
Area served Worldwide
Key people Ho Vinh Hoang, Founder/Chairman/CEO
Products Industrial Robots,
Personal Robots,
HiTech Toys
Website www.tosy.com

TOSY Robotics is the first Vietnamese robots manufacturing company [1] best known for the development of TOPIO - a robot that can play ping-pong with humans.[2] The company's slogan is FUTURE ROBOT.

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[edit] History

TOSY Building
R&D and Production Center: 13 floors with total space of 10,000m2, workspace for up 2,000 employees.
  • In 2002, TOSY was founded.
  • In 2005, TOSY made its first step towards robotics with the project to make a humanoid robot called TOPIO.
  • In November 2007, TOSY exhibited its robots at Tokyo International Robot Exhibition (IREX), Japan.[3]
  • In February 2009, TOSY attended Nuremberg International Toy Fair, Germany.[4]
  • In November 2009, TOSY has sent TOPIO 3.0 and its latest models of industrial robots to the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition, Japan.[5]
  • In February 2010, TOSY attended Nuremberg International Toy Fair, Germany - the biggest International Toy Fair.[6]
  • In June 2010, TOSY first time joined AUTOMATICA 4th in Munich, Germany with its latest industrial robots.[7]

[edit] Products

[edit] TOPIO

Main article: TOPIO

TOPIO ("TOSY PING PONG PLAYING ROBOT") is a bipedal humanoid robot capable of playing ping-pong with a human being, developed by TOSY from 2005 and publicly demonstrated at the Tokyo International Robot Exhibition on November 28, 2007.[8] TOPIO 3.0 (the latest version of TOPIO) stands approximately 1.88 m tall and weighs 120 kg.[9]

[edit] Industrial robots

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[edit] Toy robots and high-tech toys

  • TOSY TOPIO tiny
TOSY TOPIO tiny is a miniature version of the humanoid robot TOPIO.
- Humanoid structure, 56cm in height, 4 kg in weight, flexible movement thanks to 26 degrees of freedom.
- Walking, dancing and balancing on one leg.
- Getting up after falling down.
- Humorous reaction when you put your hand in front of his face thanks to an infrared sensor on his head.
- Gestures accompanied with sound.
- Infrared remote control.
- Rechargeable battery.
  • TOSY TyreROBO
TOSY TyreROBO is a tyre shaped robot, also the first of the sort.[10]
- Moving forward or backward, turning left or right on different terrains: floor, grass, water, snow and sand, etc.
- Climbing over a slope of 30°.
- Green and red LED showing the direction.
- Playing easily with remote control.
- Wireless rechargeable battery.
  • TOSY BallROBO
TOSY BallROBO - a ball-shaped robot that can operate on different terrains.[11]
- Moving forward or backward, turning left or right on different terrains: floor, grass, water, snow, sand, etc…
- Spinning on a spot.
- Climbing over a slope of 30.
- Radio control.
  • TOSY UFO returning
TOSY UFO returning is a flash boomerang that can be launched from a launcher.[12]
- Flying a far distance for a long time and returning exactly to the player.
- Smart super bright LEDs automatically turn on when flying, creating a bright colorful rainbow at night.
- Hanging on the ceiling or wall like a gyro.
- Easy play with the launcher.

  • TOSY TOPIO tiny

  • TOSY TyreROBO

  • TOSY BallROBO

  • TOSY UFO returning

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Vietnam’s first robot manufacturing company". www.lookatvietnam.com. http://www.lookatvietnam.com/2009/02/vietnams-first-robot-manufacturing-company.html. Retrieved 2009-02-10. 
  2. ^ "Nano technology | Computer | Robot | TOSY TOPIO - Table Tennis Playing Robot". DigInfo News. http://www.diginfo.tv/2007/12/05/07-0601-d.php. Retrieved 2007-12-05. 
  3. ^ "Tokyo robot fair.". www.canada.com. http://www.canada.com/topics/technology/news/gizmos/story.html?id=21824a8c-71db-4080-97bd-5bb881e3c27a&k=89397. Retrieved 2007-11-29. 
  4. ^ "Vietnamese robot come to international toy fair.". www.vietnamnet.vn. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/tech/2009/01/825111/. Retrieved 2009-01-21. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Tokyo International Robot Exhibition 2009.". www.nhk.or.jp. http://www.nhk.or.jp/visione-blog/300/30458.html. Retrieved 2009-11-27. 
  6. ^ "Vietnam robot maker seeks splash at Toy Fair.". www.monstersandcritics.com. http://www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/features/article_1531438.php/Vietnam-robot-maker-seeks-splash-at-Toy-Fair-News-Feature. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  7. ^ "Vietnamese-made robots astonish visitors of Automatics 2010.". www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn. http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Science_Technology/2010/6/82935/. Retrieved 2010-07-06. 
  8. ^ "Play ping-pong or feed the baby at Tokyo robot fair.". Reuters. 2007-11-29. http://www.reuters.com/article/technologyNews/idUST10700520071129. Retrieved 2007-11-29. 
  9. ^ "TOPIO 3.0 at Tokyo International Robot Exhibition 2009.". Reuters. http://in.reuters.com/news/pictures/articleslideshow?articleId=INRTXR89S&channelName=RCOMIN_NWS#a=8. Retrieved 2009-11-27. [dead link]
  10. ^ "TOSY R-Tyre - First remote controlled tyre in the world, what’s the point?". www.techchee.com. http://www.techchee.com/2008/06/13/tosy-r-tyre-first-remote-controlled-tire-in-the-world-whats-the-point/. Retrieved 2008-06-13. 
  11. ^ "TOSY company export 100,000 toys to Australia.". www.vnbusinessnews.com. http://www.vnbusinessnews.com/2009/02/tosy-company-exports-100000-toys-to.html. Retrieved 2009-02-20. 
  12. ^ "Businesses can’t wait for God". www.vietnamnet.vn. http://english.vietnamnet.vn/biz/2009/03/837726/. Retrieved 2009-03-23. [dead link]

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