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Darwin-OP

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Darwin-OP is a small humanoid robot that can walk, dance, and speak. It can also play soccer, and if it falls, it just stands up and keeps going. It's designed as an open platform for robotics research.

Creator
Robotis
Country
South Korea 🇰🇷
Year
2010
Type
Humanoids, Research, Education
Creator
Robotis
Country
South Korea 🇰🇷
Year
2010
Type
Humanoids, Research, Education

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Did You Know?

Darwin-OP stands for "Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot With Intelligence-Open Platform," an acronym crafted by acronym-loving roboticist Dennis Hong.
A Darwin-OP was used as a TV character in a Korean drama series.

Specs

FEATURES
Open hardware and software platform. Able to recognize and track objects. Equipped with modular, high-performance actuators.
HEIGHT
45.5 cm | 17.9 in
LENGTH
N/A cm | N/A in
WIDTH
N/A cm | N/A in
WEIGHT
2.9 kg | 6.4 lb
SPEED
0.86 km/h | 0.5 mph

SENSORS
HD camera, three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer, stereo microphone. Force sensors optional.
ACTUATORS
Dynamixel MX-28T actuators (DC servos with contactless absolute encoders).
POWER
11.1-V 1000-mAh lithium-polymer battery, 30 minutes of operation. Or external power supply.
COMPUTING
Intel Atom 1.6 GHz CPU (main computer), ARM Cortex M3 72 MHz CPU (subsystem), wireless network.
SOFTWARE
Ubuntu Linux OS, Darwin-OP software framework (open source, written in C++).
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
20 (Leg: 6 DoF x 2; Arm: 3 DoF x 2; Neck: 2 DoF)
MATERIALS
N/A
COST
$12,000
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
http://www.robotis.com