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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 π¨π
- 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