# Toyota Research Institute: humanoid robotics company

Canonical ID: `3a40ca5d-65fd-436b-a3ce-db061ffbf7a6`

- **Slug:** toyota-research-institute
- **Founded:** 2015
- **HQ:** Los Altos, CA, USA
- **Category:** [Humanoids](/humanoids)

## Models

- [Punyo](/models/toyota-punyo.md) (humanoid) (id: `3016fb63-98c2-472d-9945-511bab38cf64`)
- [T-HR3](/models/toyota-thr3.md) (humanoid) (id: `b7c0e841-8398-4b13-9911-4efb1e295717`)

## Current leadership (1)

- [Gill Pratt](/people/gill-pratt.md) CEO, Toyota Research Institute (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

_No verified supply relationships on file. Supply-chain coverage is being added across the registry; check back as the seed populates this company's outbound edges._

_Outbound supply edges. Each appears when verified with at least two strong sources. Sources are append-only; corrections add new sources rather than rewrite history._

## Common questions

### What is Toyota Research Institute?

Toyota's $1B+ robotics R&D arm based in Los Altos, California. Develops T-HR3 humanoid robot and Punyo soft-bodied humanoid for home assistance. Focus on large behavior models and whole-body manipulation for domestic tasks.

### What does Toyota Research Institute make?

Toyota Research Institute has 2 robot models on the DEPLOY registry: Punyo, T-HR3 (Toyota Research Institute builds both physical robots and the AI that runs them).

### Who competes with Toyota Research Institute?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to Toyota Research Institute building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, AgiBot, Boston Dynamics, UBTech Robotics.

### Where is Toyota Research Institute headquartered?

Toyota Research Institute is headquartered in Los Altos, CA, USA.

### Where does Toyota Research Institute operate robots?

Toyota Research Institute is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.

### When was Toyota Research Institute founded?

Toyota Research Institute was founded in 2015.


## Sources (1)

1. https://spectrum.ieee.org/humanoid-robot-tri-punyo

## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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