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Toyota Unveils New Basketball Robot CUE7, Achieving Natural Dribbling Through Reinforcement Learning

Toyota Motor Corp. unveiled its new basketball robot, CUE7. Using a two-wheeled self-balancing design and reinforcement learning, it achieves dribbling movements similar to those of a human.

What happened

According to Nikkei xTECH, Toyota Motor Corp. featured its new basketball robot, CUE7, during a halftime show at a B.LEAGUE professional basketball game. The robot uses a two-wheeled self-balancing design and reinforcement learning for control, reportedly achieving natural dribbling movements similar to those of a human.

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Translated from the Japanese original: /news/toyota-no-cue7-kyoukagakushuu-de-sesshoku-moderu-no-kabe-nik-892cbd. The Japanese version is authoritative if they differ.