Media Raspberry Pi -equipped robot dog that understands new manufacturing ——MINI PUPPER
The open source small robot dog -assembled kit "Mini Pupper" appeared in Kickstarter and succeeded in raising the target in just 5 minutes.It is based on the Stanford Pupper "Stanford Pupper" developed by the Stanford University research team.
MINI PUPPER is a robot dog -assembly kit that is equipped with a powerful custom servo, dynamic and can be operated with 12 freedom.It supports ROS (Robot Operating System) and OpenCV, allowing you to learn the latest robotics practically.
The liquid crystal display on the front can display animation equivalent to the face, and can be customized using a PC.You can control your four legs, tilt, turn around and bounce on the spot, and have a variety of walking (trot, pace, bounce).
Equipped with a software platform ROS (Robot Operating System) for robots, it can use SLAM (Simultaneous Localization and Mapping) and navigation functions used in autonomous driving technology.
By adding optional Lidar or camera sensor, you can generate maps in real time, estimate your own position, and enable autonomous walking.It also supports OpenCV's latest camera module "OAK-D Lite", which can detect and recognize faces and objects by using Special AI.
The size of the mini pupper is 209 x 109 x 165mm, weighs 560g, battery capacity 800mAh, 2GB of SD card with storage, and input voltage is 100 to 240 V.The control board is equipped with Raspberry Pi 4B.Approximately 25 minutes can be driven by charging for about 30 minutes.It is an open source project and can download design files and source code from the Mini Pupper GitHub project link.
Complete kits with all parts of MINI PUPPER can now be obtained at a limited quantity early price of 3890 Hong Kong dollars (about 57,000 yen).It is scheduled to be shipped in November 2021, and the shipping cost to Japan is 195 Hong Kong (about 2800 yen).
MINI PUPPER is conducting crowdfunding until October 29, 2021.As of October 25, it attracts about 3.46 million dollars (about 50.6 million yen), which greatly exceeds the target amount of 77,853 Hong Kong dollars (about 1.13 million yen).
