TORO
DLR TORO
DLR TORO is a full-size biped humanoid robot made by DLR (Germany), announced 2013. No price was published on the vendor channels checked on 20 Oct 2026. It has been demonstrated (vendor press release, dlr.de, 20 May 2014); no pilot or delivery is documented. The 7 specification values below are published figures and have not been independently measured.
Checked on dlr.de
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TORO standing, front three-quarter view.
DLR TORO on the vendor's channel
Control Applications of TORO - a Torque Controlled Humanoid Robot
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Status: from claim to delivery
- Claimed
- Demonstrated
- Piloting
- Shipped
Each level needs its own evidence; a pre-order or an announcement never counts as shipped. What each level requires.
| Date | Level | Evidence | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 May 2014 | Demonstrated | “The Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics presented the LRU rover and the walking robot TORO at the 2014 ILA.”Vendor press release | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| 31 Aug 2018 | Demonstrated | “Humans are slightly better, because we cheat, by bracing ourselves against things when our balance starts to go wonky. TORO, a humanoid robot created by the German Aerospace Center (DLR), can do the same:”Independent media | spectrum.ieee.orgPress 20 Oct 2026 |
| 20 Oct 2026 | Claimed | “TORO (TOrque-controlled humanoid RObot) is a research platform for scientific topics dealing with bipedal movement and dynamics.”Vendor page | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Maker
DLR
- Country
- Germany
- Humanoids here
- 1 model
DLR TORO is the only DLR humanoid in the database as of this build.
Specifications
| Spec | Value | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|
| Height | 1.74 mTORO | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Weight | 76 kgTORO | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Degrees of freedom | 39TORO | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Hand DoF | 6TORO | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Payload | 10 kgTORO | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Walking speed | 0.5 m/sTORO | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| Battery runtime | 1 hTORO | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
Values are the figures the source publishes, per configuration; configurations are never averaged. Units as published.
Price and where to buy
| Channel | Configuration | Price | Status | Source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vendor channels | — | Not publishedchecked on dlr.de | No published price | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
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Prices and availability are collected from vendor pages and public sources on the date shown; they change without notice. Verify with the vendor before purchase. Details
Compare with similar robots
| Model | Height, cm | Weight, kg | DoF | Price | Availability | Evidence | Price source / checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DLR TOROthis page | 174 | 76 | 39 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | dlr.deVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| AgiBot RAISE A1 | 175 | 55 | 49 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | agibot.comVendor 21 Oct 2026 |
| MenteeBot V3 | 175 | 70 | 40 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | menteebot.comVendor 20 Oct 2026 |
| MirrorMe Technology Bolt | 175 | 75 | — | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | mirrormetech.comVendor 21 Oct 2026 |
| NineRay RayNex G3 | 173 | 60 | 32 | Not published | No published price | Demonstrated | nineraygroup.comVendor 21 Oct 2026 |
Height, weight and degrees of freedom are published figures; each card lists them by configuration with sources. All humanoid robots.
Sources and checks
3 sources back the facts on this card. Each was opened on the date shown. Elsewhere on the card a fact checked on 21 Oct 2026, the build date, carries only the dot; an older check date is printed in full.
| Used for | Source / checked |
|---|---|
| Official page · Announcement · Price · Price channel checked · Status evidence · Specs: height, weight, degrees of freedom, hand dof, payload, walking speed, battery runtime | |
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