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blog.makezine.com - 30 days ago

Giger: Custom humanoid robot

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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! Read more | Permalink | ...

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letsmakerobots.com - 30 days ago

Giger: Custom Humanoid Robot

— letsmakerobots.com — First post here but figured I would share my most recent work; an RX-64 servo based custom... humanoid robot named Giger. This bot was designed in Autodesk Inventor, and machined from 5052 alloy aircraft aluminum using a Sherline 2000 CNC and some work ... (more) Giger: Custom Humanoid Robot

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youtube.com - 30 days ago

Giger - Progress Video

— youtube.com — Walking gait is still a bit spotty, very much so a work in progress. These type of... things take a long time to dial in and I'm only working on this in my spar... (more) Giger - Progress Video

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slashgear.com - 29 days ago

Giger DIY $10k walking robot [Video]

— slashgear.com — 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 ... (more) Giger DIY $10k walking robot [Video]

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Giger DIY $10k walking robot [Video]
SlashGear — ... however unlike cheap servos they put out a whopping 1,000 ounces per inch of torque. We’re not sure what we like most about Giger: his classic Cylon-style eye, mean looking pincers, or how easily he segues from a butch fighting stance to a reasonably camp wave.  Tyberius’ next job is tightening up the dynamic balancing and getting the walking gait more natural; right now Giger looks a little drunk. Video demo after the cut [via MAKE] ...