Yeah, they do! The prevalence of 3D printing and cheap chinese harmonic drives has lead to a ton of open-source robotics platforms. A lot of the bipedal work we do is focused on how to construct a useful model for simulation so you don’t have to watch the $20,000 humanoid robot trip down the stairs, but quite a few students have built very robust custom hardware using the uni’s tools.
Yeah, they do! The prevalence of 3D printing and cheap chinese harmonic drives has lead to a ton of open-source robotics platforms. A lot of the bipedal work we do is focused on how to construct a useful model for simulation so you don’t have to watch the $20,000 humanoid robot trip down the stairs, but quite a few students have built very robust custom hardware using the uni’s tools.
Do you have a link to videos of this? I’m asking sincerely.