DARwIn-OP, mini humanoid robot platform, Robotis, Seoul, Korea

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Developer and manufacturer - Robotis (https://pr.ai/showthread.php?2823)

DARwIn-OP (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DARwIn-OP) on Wikipedia

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https://youtu.be/tJpvahsOkRM

ROBOTIS Open Platform Humanoid robot, DARwIn-OP official Introduction

Uploaded on Mar 2, 2011


DARwIn-OP (Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence--Open Platform) is an affordable, miniature-humanoid-robot platform with advanced computational power, sophisticated sensors, high payload capacity, and dynamic motion ability to enable many exciting research and education activities.

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https://youtu.be/cFvxUqffLSc

DXL & DARwIn-OP in RoboCup2012

Published on Jul 29, 2012


All winners of the RoboCup 2012 humanoid league have either used the DYNAMIXEL in their robots or the humanoid platform DARwIn-OP.

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https://youtu.be/SDwX5UTOaoA

Jimmy Darwin Conquers the Ladder

Published on Jul 25, 2013


Jimmy Darwin (a DARwIn-OP humanoid robot) practicing for the ladder-climbing event at FIRA 2013 in Malaysia.

Recorded in the Autonomous Agents Lab, University of Manitoba on July 25, 2013

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https://youtu.be/yaF8sngFm40

Angry DARwIn Georgia Tech

Published on Oct 22, 2013

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https://youtu.be/Sn_jCZYm9Yg

Climbing the ladder

Published on Feb 26, 2014


DARwIn-OP Climbing the ladder

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https://youtu.be/u7Tc3-4oZG0

Jeff Darwin rides the bicycle

Published on Mar 27, 2014


The University of Manitoba's 2014 entry in the ICRA DARwIn-OP Humanoid Application Challenge, featuring Jeff on the bicycle.

Following on our last two presentations (see below for links) we continue to look at novel applications for humanoid balancing. This year we are looking at the problem of riding a bicycle.

The robot uses inverse kinematics to calculate the positions of its arms and legs to allow it to pedal and steer. Because the hands must remain on the handlebar and the feet are in constant motion we have very minimal degrees of freedom available for balancing.

Recorded at the University of Manitoba's Autonomous Agents Laboratory, March 2014.

Music: "Ioma" by Moby, courtesy of MobyGratis

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https://youtu.be/s-81_wL-YJQ

Dynamic Ladder Climbing

Published on Oct 8, 2014


Jimmy, the 2013 champion in the FIRA ladder-climbing event held in Malaysia, demonstrates his new, dynamic ladder-climbing technique.

In 2013 the ladder had fixed, evenly-spaced rungs. For the 2014 competition the rungs will be randomly-spaced 10 to 20cm apart. This means we can no longer rely entirely on static motions as we did last year. Instead Jimmy uses his on-board camera to calculate the distance to the next rung while climbing, dynamically calculating where to place his hands and feet.

The only information the robot is given in advance is the inclination of the ladder (45 degrees in this case), and the distance from the ground to each of the first two rungs. All other information is calculated as the robot climbs.

The robot uses its camera, the three-axis accelerometer in the torso, pressure sensors in the feet, and torque sensors in the hands and knees as inputs when calculating its motions. The wireframe models in the video show the robot's live position as it climbs (i.e. not a simulation, but playback of realtime data collected on the robot while climbing).

Music: "Houses" by Moby, licensed via MobyGratis

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https://youtu.be/bZ5oPoTXDrA

DARwIn OP Robot Skating

Published on Sep 29, 2015


Summer 2011 - Summer project which involved creating custom roller skates for the humanoid robot DARwIn Op and modifying the robot's walking gait to allow it to skate.

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https://youtu.be/Gt7disgiTHE

DARwIn-OP 2.0 Unboxing

Published on Jan 7, 2015


A big box from South Korea arrived in our lab today containing a second-generation DARwIn-OP humanoid robot we're beta-testing for the manufacturer. Over the next two weeks we'll be testing out the robot and seeing what it can do compared to the original Darwins.

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https://youtu.be/c4H3XUlOcJs

Dismantling the DARwIn-OP 2.0

Published on Jan 9, 2015


In which we perform exploratory surgery on the DARwIn-OP 2.0.

The biggest difference between the original DARwIn-OP and the new version is the main processing board. Among the highlights of the Darwin 2:
- Improved CPU (dual-core 1.6GHz Intel Atom)
- User-replaceable RAM (4GB DDR3)
- User-replaceable SSD
- Gigabit ethernet

The overall verdict is that the hardware appears to be a very nice improvement over the original.

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https://youtu.be/xq5l8DGsBgE

This robot took a picture of itself every ten years for 900 years

Published on Apr 7, 2015


We like to imagine what robots will do and look like in the future, especially during National Robotics Week. Maybe they’ll take selfies before they go to work?

Indeed, robots may someday become as commonplace as computers in our daily lives. The robot in this video is DARwIn-OP, which stands for Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence–Open Platform. DARwIn visited NSF headquarters from Virginia Tech, where researchers use it to advance robotics research and education.

You may recognize DARwIn-OP from the RoboCup, a robotics competition intended to challenge roboticists to create humanoid robots capable of playing soccer, an activity that requires complex physical and computational abilities.

Investments in cutting-edge robotics research from the National Science Foundation have already led to robots that benefit society by aiding in industry, manufacturing, education, the home and beyond. Today’s innovations have the potential to transform our lives in unexpected ways.

Celebrate innovation – or just your love of robots – by sharing your own #robotselfie and tag @NSF.

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https://youtu.be/MYvk5Nogj_M

Robot visits NSF

Published on Apr 8, 2015


DARwIn-OP, which stands for Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence–Open Platform, recently visited the National Science Foundation to participate in a video interview while he was in town for a National Robotics Week event.

Created at Virginia Tech with NSF funding, DARwIn-OP is an 18-inch tall humanoid robot designed to help roboticists experiment with new software and hardware approaches. The mini-robot also helps with educational and outreach activities.

You may recognize DARwIn-OP from the RoboCup, a robotics competition intended to challenge roboticists to create humanoid robots capable of playing soccer, an activity that requires complex physical and computational abilities.

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https://youtu.be/QRToVPwZ6-s

ROBOTIS OP2 never falls on the lawn

Published on May 3, 2016


This is just an example. You can be as creative as you want to prevent ROBOTIS OP2 from not falling.

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https://youtu.be/D5zF-BT0el0

Soccer playing robot predicts the Euro Cup winner

Published on Jun 8, 2016


Who better to predict the winner of this year's Euro Cup than a robot created by UCLA's Robotics and Mechanisms Lab (RoMeLa)?

Special thanks to Dr. Dennis Hong and his incredible team at UCLA’s Robotics & Mechanisms Lab.

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https://youtu.be/nQGsGEAgcdo

Complete RobotLAB overview of Darwin OP2 robot!

Published on Jun 7, 2019


A humanoid robot designed for Research and Higher Education! Learn more about it on the link above!

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https://youtu.be/xnkrw9QYoaY

Unboxing & lets play! - OP3 - $11,000 humanoid robot w/ built-in PC!

Premiered Sep 11, 2020


This robot is a high tech, soccer kicking, fully customizable piece of machinery! The ROBOTIS OP3 has a built-in PC that features an intel NUC with an Intel Core i3 processor, 8GB ram DDR, and 128GB SSD! It features 20 actuators, camera, microphone, speaker, IR sensor, gyroscope, axis accelerometer, and more!