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Roboy

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Roboy is a humanoid robot designed as a platform for robotics research, in particular humanlike musculoskeletal actuation. It's open source, and its body is 3D-printed and easy to reproduce.

Creator
University of Zurich's AI Lab
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Year
2013
Type
Humanoids, Research
Creator
University of Zurich's AI Lab
Country
Switzerland 🇨🇭
Year
2013
Type
Humanoids, Research

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Did You Know?

Roboy moves using artificial muscles and tendons much like those of humans.
From conception to the first prototype, the Roboy project took only nine months.
The project received no government research funds, is not owned by a company, and is completely open source.

Specs

FEATURES
Open hardware and software. Human-like muscle and tendon structures. Able to understand speech and detect faces.
HEIGHT
142 cm | 56 in
LENGTH
N/A cm | in
WIDTH
50.7 cm | 20 in
WEIGHT
N/A kg | lb
SPEED
N/A km/h | mph

SENSORS
Two cameras and one microphone in the head. Force/tension sensors in most of the 48 motors.
ACTUATORS
48 brushless DC motors
POWER
Standard power supply or batteries.
COMPUTING
Intel-based main computer (on-board mini PC or external PC); 48 ARM-based controller boards for motors.
SOFTWARE
Ubuntu OS, Festival, OpenCV, MPlayer, and custom software in C++.
DEGREES OF FREEDOM (DOF)
28 (Head: 3 DoF; Spine and chest: 3 DoF; Arm: 6 DoF x 2; Hand: 1 DoF x 2; Hip and leg: 4 DoF x 2)
MATERIALS
3D-printed parts for most of the body.
COST
$500,000 (total project costs; $120,000 estimated to reproduce robot)
STATUS
Ongoing
WEBSITE
http://www.roboy.org