According to Japanese media reports, Toyota Motor Corporation plans to introduce 400,000 self-developed humanoid robots into its global production facilities. These robots will be deployed to production sites as part of Toyota's strategy to create "human-robot collaborative factories" as factories undergo upgrades and renovations.
The robot, named ELEY, is equipped with a two-finger robotic arm, weighs approximately 50 kilograms, is powered by batteries and power cords, and moves on wheels rather than bipedal. ELEY is an abbreviation for "Embodied Learning robot for Enhanced Yield."
Starting in 2028, Toyota and its group plan to invest 1 trillion yen (approximately US$6.42 billion) annually in the renovation and reconstruction of its global factories. As part of this modernization, Toyota plans to deploy 150,000 robots in its own factories and 250,000 in factories across the group.