Kickstarter UK's 'Rapiro' Robot Kit for Raspberry Pi is Adorable
Raspberry Pi has got to be one of the cutest little boards we've ever seen. That said, at the end of the day, it's still a board. It's not that cute. This Raspberry Pi powered robot, though? Well, we kind of want to snuggle with it. Look at him!
This is Rapiro and he's currently on Kickstarter trying to raise funds to make it to market. Rapiro is designed to work with Raspberry Pi and comes with a Arduino-compatible servo controller. Your Raspberry Pi and Camera module can be mounted in his head. He's also got room for PSD distance sensor and speakers. Rapiro comes with a total of 12 servo motors, one each for the neck and waist, four for the feet, and six for the two arms. Rapiro can walk with its feet, can grip a pen, and can turn its head and waist. Creator Shota Ishiwatari says the little robot can walk with his feet, grip a pen, and turn his head as well as his body at the waist.
"I believe that Rapiro can be a catalyst between robotics and Paspberry Pi," said Tokyo-based Ishiwatari. "We want to start a revolution in cute, cool, affordable, customizable, and programmable robots. If we are successful in our Kickstarter, we will publish 3D data (.stl) on our website, allowing you to customize the RAPIRO with a 3D printer. "
Backers pledging over £199 will get the full Rapiro kit for themselves.
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QEFX "Rapiro can walk with its feet, can grip a pen, and can turn its head and waist. Creator Shota Ishiwatari says the little robot can walk with his feet, grip a pen, and turn his head as well as his body at the waist."Reply
1st sentence is not needed. -
Belardo He would have to change the body style, since its a cute little baby Gundam and Bandai will sue the pants off of him.Reply -
Gundam288 belardo: "He would have to change the body style, since its a cute little baby Gundam and Bandai will sue the pants off of him."Reply
And he could say that it isn't due to the fact that it has no V shaped antenna and no core block system =P. Also, there are some older shows other than Gundam that have a body type close to this. -
nevilence Reply11014495 said:belardo: "He would have to change the body style, since its a cute little baby Gundam and Bandai will sue the pants off of him."
And he could say that it isn't due to the fact that it has no V shaped antenna and no core block system =P. Also, there are some older shows other than Gundam that have a body type close to this.
I thought those features were anime robots 101, just like short skirts and big boobs is 101 for female anime characters