Korean Bipedal Robot Kit 190
The Black Dragon writes "This has got to be the coolest thing I've seen in a while. It's a bipedal (walks on two legs) robot that you can put together yourself and program with movements. The site is in Korean, but from what I've been able to get from translators and currency exchange, it'll cost about $1,400. (There's a movie embedded half way down.)" Gizmodo has a blurb.
quick someone give me a billion dollars (Score:1, Funny)
Now.
Re:quick someone give me a billion dollars (Score:3, Insightful)
Have fun programming a billion dollars worth of those things.
function dstry_enmy($target) { send_fire_signal(adj_arms(eyes_loc($target))); }
Re:quick someone give me a billion dollars (Score:2)
Maybe you would stand a chance?
Another Robot... (Score:5, Informative)
Here is a link that shows what appears at a glance to be a superior robot model [vstone.co.jp] from Japan doing all kinds of neat tricks. It has 22 Degrees of Freedom rather than the 17 DOF in the robot from Wow Robot. This page also has video, but they are all links at the bottom of the page.
I agree that one of these would be great fun to play with!
Re:Another Robot... (Score:2)
Re:Another Robot... (Score:1, Interesting)
I'll go for the affordable Korean model, thank you.
WTF OMFG WAGD! (Score:1)
Because his parents never bought him a computer as a kid!
Re:Another Robot... (Score:2, Funny)
Inside of the package, you may find...
For aprx $4500 I would hope that I may find a robot in my package. No wait, that sounds dirty.
Re:Another Robot... (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Another Robot... (Score:1)
Product page in English (Score:4, Informative)
http://www.kopropo.com/robot_kits.htm
Japanese page with more info:
http://www.kopropo.co.jp/html/KONDO/Robot_produ
Wowrobot seems to be just a retailer specialized in robots...
Re:Product page in English (Score:2)
Re:Another Robot... (Score:5, Informative)
but can it mix me a drink? (Score:2)
damnit.
Re:but can it mix me a drink? (Score:2)
"Everybody put your car keys in the bowl, and the fun will begin"
(can anyone tell me the name of that robot? it's from one of the adverts in GTA:VC, and I can't remember what it's called)
At any rate, In the future there will be robots
Hmm (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Hmm (Score:2, Funny)
And build a robot girlfriend.
Man these things are cheaper than a mail order bride!
Re:Hmm (Score:3, Funny)
Most awesome robot EVER... (Score:3, Interesting)
Re:Most awesome robot EVER... (Score:5, Insightful)
Re:Most awesome robot EVER... (Score:1)
Re:Most awesome robot EVER... (Score:1)
Re: Can't tell (Score:2, Funny)
Re: Can't tell (Score:3, Informative)
Re: Can't tell (Score:3, Funny)
$1400 robot with instructions in Korean... (Score:4, Funny)
Re:$1400 robot with instructions in Korean... (Score:5, Funny)
We know what you won't be doing.
Re:$1400 robot with instructions in Korean... (Score:1)
Actually, hasn't anyone noted yet that this is a toy/model? It's only like 18" high. So much for the prom date!
Re:$1400 robot with instructions in Korean... (Score:2)
I welcome... (Score:2, Insightful)
Re:I welcome... (Score:2)
Whoop, there goes another karma point for me...
But... (Score:5, Funny)
Lego my eggo (Score:4, Interesting)
The legos were a lot of fun, but the batteries for the remote/receiver never lasted that long.
This could be a nice next-generation version of the lego system, or it could turn into (brace yourself) this [irobotmovie.com].
Does it come with GPP? (Score:4, Funny)
Static or dynamic? (Score:5, Informative)
The video is impressive, but are we watching a simple playback of a preprogrammed sequence? In that case, no dynamic "balancing" is necessary.
A robot with true balance would have to be MUCH more sophisticated.
Re:Static or dynamic? (Score:2)
But I could be wrong.
jason
Re:Static or dynamic? (Score:2)
Re:Static or dynamic? (Score:2)
Oops. It fell over. Did I turn too fast, or was it leaning
jason
Re:Static or dynamic? (Score:2, Interesting)
In the robotics group at Stanford they're working on human motion [stanford.edu]. Dynamic balancing is one of the issues they seem to have solved, and really well at that. Well, OK, it's "only" in simulation, but imagine plugging those algorithms into a real robot...
Last year I attended a talk about this project at a conference, and the videos were really amazing. Unfortunatley, the 'view movies' link at the bottom does not work for me -- maybe limited to their intranet?
It does a headstand (Score:3, Funny)
Who want's a kidney? I'm willing to sell a kidney to get this thing.
Note: I didn't say "I'm willing to sell one of my kidneys to get this thing.". What do you care where the kidney comes from?
Re:It does a headstand (Score:2)
How old was the donor?
That all depends. (Score:2)
Act now and get a healthy spleen for half-price.
Add a camera and a wi-fi connection... (Score:2)
But... (Score:3, Funny)
Get Something Cheaper (Score:5, Interesting)
That said, you can get a cheaper one. They are not as good, but... they're cheaper. Lynxmotion's Biped [lynxmotion.com], or the less fancy Parallax Todler [parallax.com].
Re:Get Something Cheaper (Score:2)
Price (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Price (Score:1)
It's blind as a bat! sorry! (Score:4, Informative)
You must program each individual joint one by one, trial and erre style.
No feedback, no sensors, no remote control!
just memory for the movements
Re:It's blind as a bat! sorry! (Score:2, Funny)
Re:It's blind as a bat! sorry! (Score:1)
And those eyes are clearly painted on to the rotating box on top of the shoulders.
Direct video link (Score:1, Informative)
You might also want to check out megarobotics (Score:5, Informative)
English language site (Score:5, Informative)
I thought Asimo was impressive... (Score:1)
Check out the video - gotta love the head stand!
...slight inaccuracy... (Score:3, Interesting)
Really? I had no idea that 17 different servos could be powered by one motor. How interesting.
In case you can't tell, I'm being sarcastic.
AWD? (Score:2)
Lost in translation... (Score:2)
(There's a movie embedded half way down.)
No, that's its willy. Better work on that translation. :P
Welcome Robotic Overlords! (Score:1, Funny)
how long till its commercially viable? (Score:2)
But it wouldnt take to much extra engineering to turn such miniturized robots into battery powered metal go-to bots.
Certainly the complexities in getting these machines to take out the garbage or wash the windows may be out of the consumer markets range for some years....
but how difficult would it be to use such machines in a more remote control Wi-Fi sense? put a little webcam on its head, give him
mirror of the video (Score:4, Informative)
a mirror of the video
Re:mirror of the video (Score:1)
Heathkit HERO (Score:4, Interesting)
We had one in school, our science teacher had buddies at Heathkit. You programmed it in assembly, via a keypad on the top of the robot. I don't even remember if there was a way to load an instruction set into it, until later models came along.
There is a website [dsavage.net] dedicated to the good ol Hero. Back then (late 1980s) we were sure that by 2004 we'd all be living with robots like the ones in the new I,Robot movie. I guess it didn't really happen.
It would be cool if the I,Robot bad guy (only seen the trailer, they got THAT GUY, who always plays villans, to play the villan) had a HERO on his desk or something. Esp. since the USR company in the movie is supposed to be in Chicago, right across the lake and home of several Zenith facilities.
Re:Heathkit HERO (Score:2)
I know this happened, plus we have to have moon bases and stuff by 2004, therefore I must be asleep. I keep pinching myself hoping to wake up into what the world should be but alas so far no dice. But I know if I keep pinching myself long enough I will wake up and have a flying car in my garage. (*pinch pinch pinch*)
Re:Heathkit HERO (Score:2)
The thing is, looking back, they were probably a bit umm.. limited weren't they? Thanks for the link though, I'll try to imagine what my life would have been like if I'd had enough cash to buy one.
RoboSapien (Score:3, Interesting)
If that's not screaming to be hacked, hooked to a linux box, and used to terrify the cat, I don't know what is. And at 1/14th the price of the Korean `bot. It's not a kit though, which I know is a negative on Slashdot...
Re:RoboSapien (Score:2)
something similiar in the uk (Score:2, Interesting)
Another site (Score:3, Interesting)
Kopropo.com [kopropo.com]
bipedal (Score:1)
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O-O
it's also a bi-pedal !
Photos of these guys at the recent Robolympics (Score:5, Interesting)
Pretty damn impressive video (Score:4, Insightful)
I, Robot. (Score:2)
While I am impressed with the video (that it stood up to the Slasdotters) I have to question whether the actual robots will perform as shown?
Ok... (Score:1)
Re:Ok... (Score:3, Insightful)
Stand up, lift up your left foot, and lean to your left without putting down your left foot. It's obsurdly obvious you'll fall down because your center of gravity has shifted to much. This method does work for the robot, and it's not a "hack", because it's the
Obligatory... (Score:2, Funny)
Is it possible to build one cheaper ? (Score:1)
Analogy for building one would be something like a huge r/c plane with all the servos.
i think you could make a knockoff for 500 - 1000 dollars ? Any challengers ?
Re:Is it possible to build one cheaper ? (Score:3, Interesting)
The only thing that appears to be special about the servos is the position sensing. Based on someones translation of the page, you can program the robot by positioning its limbs and clicking a mouse button.
Since the servos only have three leads coming out of them (white, black and red like a regular RC servo) I'm going to guess that the servos are gutted of their electronics and
Any day now, people will hack it... (Score:2)
If only this thing had
i, robot indeed (Score:1)
Re:i, robot indeed (Score:3, Funny)
So, in other words, if Microsoft invents the positronic brain, builds millions of androids, develops a very long lasting power cell for them, sufficiently arms them, and actually programs them to take over the world, then they can end all life on the planet.
Re:i, robot indeed (Score:1)
Obligatory Comment (Score:1)
Not impressed (Score:1)
[Semi-OT] Has it REALLY gotten to the point... (Score:3, Insightful)
This robot + wireless = ROBOT WARS? (Score:2)
Other posters recognized the robot is basically a framework of servos that can execute a pre-programmed set of movements. In the case of the video, impressive combos, but pre-prog'd nonetheless.
What if you could hot-wire a wireless connection? (Okay, hot-wire was a bad choice of words, let's use "hack" instead...) Instead of a pre-programmed sequence of movements, you could write intellegent modules to handle things like balance, position, etc... The heavy thinking would occur on your PC while the movemen
Keen powers of observation... (Score:1)
RoboOne (Score:2)
I could be just like Cartman from Southpark (Score:2)
Some pictures of this thing (Score:2, Informative)
kondo khr1 (Score:2)
The manufacturor has several more movies [kopropo.co.jp], too.
Flimsy (Score:2)
simple robotics kits available? (Score:2)
Re:simple robotics kits available? (Score:2)
Portable will just get you funny looks ;-)
Re:Bipedal? (Score:2, Funny)
I'm glad they included that definiton for the
Yeah, cause otherwise, I would have thought it was a bike that swings both ways.
Re:Bipedal? (Score:1)
Re:Would you look at those specs! (Score:1)
piss off you NWO globalization lackey! (Score:1)
Re:Would you look at those specs! (Score:1)
The Hangul 'alphabet' consists of only 24 phonetic characters. Easy to read and easy to write. I learned it in about 2 weeks of half-assed trying and I ain't no genius. Get that part done and then all that's left is the grammar and vocabulary.
Try that with English. I pity and admire the people who learn English as a second language (Germans don't count).
Re:Invest in a Translator (Score:1)
Or were you just bluffing about English speakers buying it if they could just read it?