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youtube.com - 30 days ago

Giger - Progress Video

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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...

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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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Comments vote downundo vote up MAKE Magazine found this 30 days agofound this

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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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Comments vote downundo vote up Gizmo Watch found this 29 days agofound this

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blog.makezine.com - 29 days ago

Giger: Custom humanoid robot

— blog.makezine.com — 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 ... (more) Giger: Custom humanoid robot

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MAKE Magazine:  Giger: Custom humanoid robot

Gizmo Watch:  Gigar: A skillful DIY humanoid for something of course

Ubergizmo:  Giger The DIY Robot

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Okay. I don't care how much. I want one. http://is.gd/4NhkG 29 days ago

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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! Read more | Permalink | Comments | Read more articles in Robotics | Digg this!

Gigar: A skillful DIY humanoid for something of course
Gizmo Watch — A walking robot done at the expense of time and money, but the result still remains to be seen. Dubbed the Gigar (what and why on Earth this, no idea), it is a DIY robot that’s been resurrected at a cost of $10,000 and with over 100 hours of labor. The two-feet humanoid is an outcome of such high cost because the designer has used Dynamixels 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 ...

Giger The DIY Robot
Ubergizmo — Interested in homemade DIY robots? Well, check out “Giger”, a nice little robot that took its creator over 100 hours and more than $10,000 to build. Apparently the reason it cost so much was because the owner decided to use professional-grade servos instead of the bog-standard DIY stuff. Check out a video of the robot in action here. Permalink: Giger The DIY Robot from Ubergizmo | Hot: Nokia N900 Review ...