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People are working on cheaper arms and we should soon have ones for under $10K. Ex: Pieter Abbeel from UC Berkeley https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/04/09/meet-blu

by m_ke 7y ago

People are working on cheaper arms and we should soon have ones for under $10K. Ex: Pieter Abbeel from UC Berkeley https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/04/09/meet-blue-the-low-cost-human-friendly-robot-designed-for-ai/ https://news.berkeley.edu/2019/04/09/meet-blue-the-low-cost-... https://github.com/berkeleyopenarms https://github.com/berkeleyopenarms

ipsum2 7y ago
I don't believe the github has the STL files or instructions on how to actually make the robot, just the API and simulations are open source.
- m_ke 7y ago
  Abbeel's new robotics company might be working on commercializing that prototype (https://covariant.ai/ https://covariant.ai/). I remember him mentioning the project in his robotics class, found it: https://youtu.be/xWPViQ6LI-Q?t=4075 https://youtu.be/xWPViQ6LI-Q?t=4075 he claims it will be around $5,000
  - ipsum2 7y ago
    That's disappointing, it would be nice to see a true open source robot arm. I believe Covariant is separate from the Blue robot arm though.
    - botwriter 7y ago
      https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJn7T4D-6k https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfJn7T4D-6k Maybe of interest
lnsru 7y ago
This arm still needs accessories, installation and maintenance. Maybe it will end up at $30k.
- redbeard0x0a 7y ago
  $130k if its for "medical use"