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Fujitsu Releases Specs For Hackable Robot

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the 28000-pounds-heavy dept.

S. Allen writes: "According to this article, Fujitsu will release the specifications to their RT-Linux based humanoid robot next week to encourage development and research. The article states, 'The software used to program Hoap-1 will run on RT-Linux -- a version of the open-source operating system that is designed for robotic applications, as well as data acquisition and systems control functions. Simulation software will let users test their code before letting it loose on Hoap-1'"

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  1. Some more links... by neema · · Score: 3, Informative

    Check out this link for more info. This one is from MIT (quite a bit old, but it's still interesting read). And then of course there is the Humanoid Project.

  2. nothing special by bagel · · Score: 2, Informative

    It may be "the world's first attempt to sell a humanoid robot that users can program freely", but it surely is not the first robot that users can program freely. Researchers at universities want robots that have all/most of the hardware or software specs open. Like data sheets of electronic parts and source code of control software. And this has been the case for a long time. For example, these research robots have always been freely programmable.

  3. more info by MbM · · Score: 3, Informative

    the fujitsu site has abit more info and a picture
    http://pr.fujitsu.com/en/news/2001/09/10.html

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    - MbM
  4. Re:More info wanted. by EnglishTim · · Score: 3, Informative

    You might find R/C servos fit your needs... You can control them from the parallel port directy - check out m'colleague Moose's page:

    http://www.mitt.demon.co.uk/gadgets/servo.html

    Servos have a suprising amount of power, actually. I keep meaning to get some more of them and make a four legged robot.

  5. STIQUITO - Build your own robot! by Schnake · · Score: 2, Informative
    I've seen these books at my local bookstore: And it comes with a kit (attached to the book) that includes the nitinol wires that act as the muscles. You'll have your own creepy crawly insect-bots running in no time...