Saturday, February 02, 2013

Nimbro-OP Open Platform humanoid Robot

Nimbro-OP Open Platform humanoid Robot


Features:
  • Modular, open-source humanoid robot for research.
  • Size compatible with RoboCup Humanoid League TeenSize class.
Hardware Specs:
  • Height: 95cm
  • Weight: 6.6kg
  • 20 networked actuators (Robotis Dynamixel)
    • 6 per leg (MX-106)
    • 3 per arm (MX-64)
    • 2 in the neck (MX-64)
  • Dual-Core PC (Zotac ZBOX nano XS)
    • AMD E-450 processor (2x1.65GHz) 
    • 2GB RAM, 64GB SSD
    • USB 3.0, HDMI, Gigabit Ethernet
    • Memory card slot
  • WiFi: IEEE 802.11b/g/n
  • Wide-angle camera (Logitech C905)
  • Inertial sensors (in Robotis CM-730 controller)
    • 3-axis accelerometer
    • 3-axis gyro
  • Battery: Lithium polymer 14.8V, 3.6Ah
  • Materials: Carbon composite, aluminum, ABSplus
Software:

  • The robot PC can run Linux or Windows.
  • Developed Linux-based software, starting from the open-source software that Robotis released for DARwIn-OP.
  • This software supports ball perception, walking, kicking, and getting-up motions.
  • The necessary modifications for the NimbRo-OP robot and included some new features, such as two gait stabilization mechanisms, tilt estimation, instability detection, and correction for the distortion of the wide-angle lens.