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The next version of the RoboCup-famous DARwIn bot is about ready to
give the Nao a run for its money. The new DARwIn-OP from Robotis and
Virginia Tech's RoMeLa (led by Dr. Dennis Hong, who joined us on the
Engadget Show earlier this year) is just about to land, and the first
pictures of the finished thing have started to circulate. While the
bot is designed to perform, with sensors and servos suitable for
higher-end robotics, the main thrust of the design is the open source
and modular nature of the hardware and software. The bot can be
purchased as a product from Robotis, but the CAD files are publicly
available, and its plastic parts can be fabricated by the end user to
save money (you do have a 3D printer, right?). Rumor has it the robot
will retail for around $8,000, around half the cost of its closed
source Nao competition. The full unveil of the robot is due at the
IEEE-RAS International Conference on Humanoid Robots a couple weeks
from now.
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