Robo-One upgrade kit for the Bioloid?
Robo-One upgrade kit for the Bioloid?
by tom_chang79
Sat May 24, 2008 9:02 am
Can this be true? I just saw this video on youtube, off of the profile Robosavvy:
Can this be true? Is this kit going to be coming out? An axe hand would definitely be a plus to do battle against other bots...
Couple this with the wireless controller that Robotis is supposedly releasing (the zigbee-based), and you'd have a serious Robo-One contender!
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Can this be true? Is this kit going to be coming out? An axe hand would definitely be a plus to do battle against other bots...
Couple this with the wireless controller that Robotis is supposedly releasing (the zigbee-based), and you'd have a serious Robo-One contender!
by robbybot
Sat May 24, 2008 2:43 pm
is there any plans for the complete metal frame set and twisting waist seen in vid to be released or is it just the the axe/hand upgrade?
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by StuartL
Sun May 25, 2008 7:37 am
robbybot wrote:is there any plans for the complete metal frame set and twisting waist seen in vid to be released or is it just the the axe/hand upgrade?
One of the things that appealed to me in favour of the Bioloid over the RoboNova etc were the plastic frames and strong construction.
Putting the 'hip' servo in (there's a hole there ready for it) would put a significant strain on the servo bearings, perhaps catastrophically so.
The plastic frames, whilst bulkier than the metal ones, are probably slightly lighter and definitely more flexible. Strength isn't everything and it's nice for me to think that the plastic will elastically bend a little under extreme movements rather than the permanent bend of a metal frame.
Of course, this is all just an opinion
by limor
Fri May 30, 2008 6:51 pm
The guys from Spain at blog.Ro-Botica.com did end up going to that big robot event in Korea (remember we were looking for a humanoid team to go there on someone else's expense) and have had access to the new upcoming Robotis metalic fighter bioloid kit/upgrade prototype. They took it to a new level by choreographing an amazing synchronized dance to a catchy tune of Baila El Chiki Chiki [ in case any of you didn't know, After a unique national selection process in Spain, where artists submitted their entries for the Eurovision song contest primarily through website MySpace, a televised national selection was held where the top songs chosen from MySpace were performed. This was won by Rodolfo Chikilicuatre with his song Baila El Chiki Chiki ].
They didn't waste much time after receiving positive feedback to the robot dance and took the robot show it to the Spanish Eurovision screening TV event viewed by millions.
here's a piece of the action from the TV event:
and here's a cleaner version of the robot dance routine:
They didn't waste much time after receiving positive feedback to the robot dance and took the robot show it to the Spanish Eurovision screening TV event viewed by millions.
here's a piece of the action from the TV event:
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and here's a cleaner version of the robot dance routine:
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, it makes my Robonova look like a tired old man 
by Nathan Monson
Tue Jun 17, 2008 6:35 pm
At RoboGames in San Francisco last weekend, Robotis had several Bioloids with 100% black aluminum parts and wireless controllers. They could not give dates for US availability, but one rep promised we would be able to get them here by the end of the year.
- Nathan
- Nathan
