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Boston Dynamics robots and its clones probably has more axes, if that’s what you want. Dynamixel sells servos. Sony does small batches of robots every five years or so. ABB and Kuka makes tons of robotic arms and they’re available new and used. Bellabots(just an off brand Roomba, almost literally) are everywhere.

Oh, and Aldebaran Pepper are easily found being sent to recycling. Because the onboard Wi-Fi has unfortunate tendency of showing early faults, of course. Totally not because it’s not about having human features.

Apparently the software used to convert CG animations into motions for this guy is part of novel development too. That’s what allows him to have these hallmark Disney movements. Are there open source or hackable alternatives to that? To what…



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