# Toyota advances humanoid robot strategy, plans to deploy 400,000 robots

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- Published: 2026-11-01T00:00:00.000Z
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## Summary

Toyota is advancing its robotics strategy, planning to deploy 400,000 robots alongside an annual investment of $6.4 billion for factory automation, with a dedicated team coordinated by its chief production officer. Walden Robotics, spun off from Toyota's AI robotics business, has completed a $300 million funding round at a post-money valuation of $1.1 billion, and its general-purpose robots are already deployed at Toyota's North American factories. Foundation models developed by Toyota Research Institute can convert high-level instructions into real-time physical actions and motor control; they have been used on Boston Dynamics' Atlas and will also be deployed on Toyota's self-developed 50-kilogram-class humanoid robot Eley.