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Kamigami

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Kamigami are app-controlled, build-it-yourself robot kits that mimic the way real creatures move in nature. They are fast and fun to drive.

Creator
Dash Robotics
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2015
Type
Consumer, Education
Creator
Dash Robotics
Country
United States 🇺🇸
Year
2015
Type
Consumer, Education

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Did You Know?

Kamigami means "spirit paper" in Japanese.
A line of Jurassic World dinosaur Kamigami was released in June 2018.
The original Kamigami were designed after cockroaches.
It takes the average 8-year-old about an hour to build a Kamigami, but one of the company's engineers can do it in 5 minutes.
Kamigami has won five Maker Faire "Editor's Choice" awards.

Specs

FEATURES
Lightweight and durable. Folds together from flat sheets. Biomimetic movements inspired by real animals.
HEIGHT
10 cm | 3.9 in
LENGTH
13 cm | 5.1 in
WIDTH
10 cm | 3.9 in
WEIGHT
0.04 kg | 0.09 lb
SPEED
4.38 km/h | 2.72 mph

SENSORS
Infrared, accelerometer, gyroscope
ACTUATORS
Brushed DC motors
POWER
Lithium-ion battery, 60 minutes of operation
COMPUTING
Nordic Semiconductor ultra-low-power system on a chip
SOFTWARE
Custom software; Android and iOS app
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
N/A
MATERIALS
Proprietary nylon/plastic foldable sheet material
COST
$50
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
https://kamigamirobots.com/