RoboPhilo: Programmable Humanoid On The Cheap
Writing by Evan Ackerman on Monday, 15 of October , 2007 at 2:45 am
As seems to be the case with most cool stuff, programmable humanoid robots are generally out of the casual interest price range for most people. RoboPhilo (Programmable Humanoid In Lifelike Operation) might just be able to fill that gap without sacrificing everything that would make owning a humanoid robot worthwhile. He may have an entry level price of ‘less than $500′ (or even less than that if you assemble him yourself), but RoboPhilo boasts an impressive 20 servos to allow independent control of his head, waist, thighs, and limbs along with a 24 channel controller (to add laser cannons, etc) and a fully programmable PC interface. He weighs in at 1.2 kilos with his battery, and stands a respectable 13 inches tall. The IR controller can control up to 4 robots independently for either RoboCup-style soccer games or fights to the death. It looks like there will be a few different colors available as of October 31; you can check out the PDF brochure here.
[ RoboPhilo ] VIA [ Robots Dreams ]
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