Humanoid Robot KHR-1 SDK Released

Posted by timothy on Tuesday April 5, 2005 @12:33AM from the meet-your-boss dept.

ls129 writes "KHR-1, the Japanese Robo-One humanoid robot kit from Kondo (previously mentioned here), is finally open for creative software development. The first unofficial implementation of the PC-controller API has just been posted. Using the SDK, the 17 servos that give the robot its mobility can be remote controlled by the PC via WiFi or bluetooth, and their current position can be retrieved several times per second. This unique feature will allow robot fans to go beyond simple performance of motion sequences or low-level gyro-based motion correction and develop algorithms that involve feedback control and AI." Update: 04/05 16:59 GMT by T : As originally posted, I erroneously changed the robot's nationality from Japanese to Korean; that was a boo-boo; the linked site with an English translation is Korean, but the robot itself is Japanese. Apologies to the submitter, who had it right.

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hmmm..... by sugapablo · 2005-04-05 00:40 · Score: 5, Funny

"can be remote controlled by the PC via WiFi or bluetooth"

So can this feature be combined with a previously posted Slashdot story? Can users use bluetooth to make the robot approach a nice young woman in a train station and ask if they're "Toothing?"

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Re:Chobits by TupperTrenine · 2005-04-05 00:43 · Score: 5, Funny

Screw that, wake me up when the developers find a more inobtrusive place for the power switch. I don't want to accidently turn off\reset my Persocom while I'm uh... utilizing it to its fullest capacities. Yeah.
Re:WiMAX by bcmm · 2005-04-05 00:57 · Score: 5, Funny

You lazy bastard...

Wait, you mean we don't have to leave the basement anymore?

Is it legal for these things to sign credit card reciepts, drive etc.?

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# cat /dev/mem | strings | grep -i llama
Damn, my RAM is full of llamas.