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ICRA 2026: 1–5 June 2026, VIENNA
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To train the next generation of autonomous robots, scientists at Toyota Research Institute are working with Toyota Manufacturing to deploy them on the factory floor.
[ Toyota Research Institute ]
Thanks, Erin!
This is just one story (of many) about how we tried, failed, and learned how to improve drone delivery system.
Okay but like you didn’t show the really cool bit...?
[ Zipline ]
We’re introducing KinetIQ, an AI framework developed by Humanoid, for end-to-end orchestration of humanoid robot fleets. KinetIQ coordinates wheeled and bipedal robots within a single system, managing both fleet-level operations and individual robot behaviour across multiple environments. The framework operates across four cognitive layers, from task allocation and workflow optimization to VLA-based task execution and reinforcement-learning-trained whole-body control, and is shown here running across our wheeled industrial robots and bipedal R&D platform.
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