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Giger: Custom humanoid robot
MAKE Magazine —
... Giger is a really cool looking humanoid robot with impressive specs. The bot stands about 2 feet tall, weighs in around 11 lbs, has a WiFi camera, and runs embedded Linux. Did I mention it cost $10,000 to build! I guess all those actuators are expensive! ...
Giger DIY $10k walking robot [Video]
SlashGear —
... Over at Let’s Make Robots! Tyberius is showing off Giger, his two-foot tall DIY humanoid ‘bot. A roughly 100 hour project so far, Giger runs embedded Linux and has both an integrated camera and WiFi, and apparently cost around $10,000 to build. ...
DIY 'Giger' robot walks after 100 hours of human work
Engadget —
... Alright, so this so-called "Giger" do-it-yourself robot may not truly be Giger-esque, but it did cost upwards of $10,000 and take more than 100 hours to build, which is enough for us to forgive a little mis-naming. The biggest expense (and time sink), it seems, came ...
Gigar: A skillful DIY humanoid for something of course
Gizmo Watch —
... RX-64 and RX-28 units, which come in at $300 and $200 each, respectively. The servos used are expensive, but in context to the other cheaper DIY servos, these can deliver an amazing 1,000 ounces per inch of torque. In addition the tiny little humanoid is integrated with a camera and Wi-Fi and runs on Linux. What is all this used for, hit the jump to see it for yourself in the video.
Via: LetsMakeRobots/SlashGear
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