{"id":198830,"date":"2024-11-05T17:26:30","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T23:26:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/open-source-robot-transforms"},"modified":"2024-11-05T17:26:30","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T23:26:30","slug":"open-source-robot-transforms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lifeboat.com\/blog\/2024\/11\/open-source-robot-transforms","title":{"rendered":"Open-Source Robot Transforms"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Besides Pok\u00e9mon, there might have been no greater media franchise for a child of the 90s than the Transformers, mysterious robots fighting an intergalactic war but which can inexplicably change into various Earth-based object, like trucks and airplanes. It led to a number of toys which can also change shapes from fighting robots into various ordinary objects as well. And, perhaps in a way of life imitating art, plenty of real-life robots have features one might think were inspired by this franchise like this transforming quadruped robot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Called the CYOBot, the robot has four articulating arms with a wheel at the end of each. The arms can be placed in a wide array of positions for different operating characteristics, allowing the robot to move in an incredibly diverse way. It\u2019s based on a previous version called the CYOCrawler<\/a>, using similar articulating arms but with no wheels. The build centers around an ESP32-S3 microcontroller, giving it plenty of compute power for things like machine learning, as well as wireless capabilities for control or access to more computing power.<\/p>\n

Both robots are open source and modular as well, allowing a range of people to use and add on to the platform. Another perk here is that most parts are common or 3D printed, making it a fairly low barrier to entry for a platform with so many different configurations and options for expansion and development. If you prefer robots without wheels, though, we\u2019d always recommend looking at Strandbeests for inspiration<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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