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We make @asimovinc, the robot for developers. Asimov 1 is shipping now: https://xitter.cf/t.co/sKbHIpjaOg

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Asimov
@asimovinc28m
We're building a humanoid that people can build billion-dollar ventures on. The @Tesla_Optimus team is doing an awesome job. As @elonmusk says, if you start looking at the other runners, it’s not good.
Frontman
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Replying to @asimovinc @huggingface
is this basically competition to optimus?
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Asimov
@asimovinc59m
Asimov 1 is now at the 🤗 @huggingface office, ready to go!
Julien Chaumond
@julien_c1h
All lights green 🟢 @cetiennec
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We're at @SwitchSingapore. Come visit us!
Asimov
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Day 366 of building Asimov 1, an open-source humanoid robot. Asimov is out in public, walking with the new locomotion policy.
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Asimov
@asimovinc14h
Day 366 of building Asimov 1, an open-source humanoid robot. Asimov is out in public, walking with the new locomotion policy.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 26
Asimov 1 turns one today! A year ago, it was a sketch on a napkin. Now it's a full-body humanoid, shipping to builders in 20+ countries. Thank you to everyone in our community who built it, tested it and believed in it with us. Keep going.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 25
Hell yes!
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 24
Robotics is hardware & software co-design. Progress moves fastest when you own both, so you can build and iterate without waiting on anyone. That's why Asimov 1 exists.
Marco Mascorro
@MascobotOct 24
People who are really serious about robotics should make their own hardware.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 24
Asimov 1 ships as a DIY kit. Most builders finish in about a week, a few hours a day. The record to beat is 3 days, set by an engineer in 🇩🇪 Germany.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 23
This robot is open-source. - Full mechanical design - Simulation models - Electrical schematics and circuit boards - Walking policy & training code - Bill of materials No upcharge for a developer edition. Everything you need to customize it is included.
Asimov
@asimovincOct 21
You can build your own humanoid robot.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 23
A lot is happening behind the scenes. We're giving Asimov 1 new capabilities so you can take it further.
Asimov
@asimovincOct 23
Day 363 of building Asimov, an open-source humanoid. We're testing new grippers so Asimov 1 can pick things up and work with them.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 23
Day 363 of building Asimov, an open-source humanoid. We're testing new grippers so Asimov 1 can pick things up and work with them.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 23
2 months... that's how long we had to wait for this part. This is what we built in 12.
Asimov
@asimovincFeb 19
Unitree G1 couldn't keep pace with our development needs, so we built our own. We bought a Unitree G1, started testing policies, then hit a knee issue that required a 2-month wait for a replacement part. Two months for one part stops your entire development cycle. Engineers need an open-source humanoid to build faster. When you can see inside without reverse engineering, source off-the-shelf parts, and 3D print components, iteration speeds up dramatically. You fail, build, and ship faster. So we built our own humanoid robot and open-sourced it. Everything is on GitHub. You can start building today.
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What we're working on - Menlo Community Talk #24 xitter.cf/i/broadcasts/1pKdRDpYV…
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What we're working on - Menlo Community Talk #24

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Asimov
@asimovincOct 23
Asimov 1 has 2 compute units. 1) Radxa CM5 in the torso for motion control 2) Raspberry Pi 5 in the head for media and networking They talk over Ethernet, so media & networking never get in the way of the control loop. Both run on @Arm 🧡
Bart S.
@bartdarebelOct 22
Replying to @asimovinc
What do you use as the core processing unit? I see a Raspberry PI and something else?
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 23
No specialist tools needed to build your humanoid robot. You'll need metric Allen keys (we include a set), a screwdriver, flush cutters, wire strippers, a soldering iron, a heat gun and a multimeter, plus threadlocker, super glue and heat-shrink. The only electronics work is soldering a few wire joins at certain actuator joints and doing continuity checks. Setup is in the browser and the Pi is flashed with Raspberry Pi Imager. Quick note. It's not plug-and-play. It's yours to build and customize, from the hands and head to the covers and compute. If you're comfortable soldering, you can build it by following the manual. Full list: docs.menlo.ai/asimov/1/overv…
KTPetrolHead
@kevsupermotoOct 22
Replying to @asimovinc
Any specialist tools required or electronics interfaces? Is this really a consumer product that could be built by a hobbyist? @asimovinc
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 22
POV: You just built your own humanoid robot
Asimov
@asimovincOct 21
You can build your own humanoid robot.
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Asimov
@asimovincOct 22
Everything you need to build a humanoid robot from scratch -> docs.menlo.ai
Sbu Mene (Xībù 西部)@funksheenOct 22
Replying to @asimovinc
Does it come with a mini course to teach how it was made
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Kritik@kritikrjOct 22
This seems like new kind of lego to spend time on, this can actually be a very good customer experience part, if you can make it simple + interesting.
Asimov
@asimovincOct 21
You can build your own humanoid robot.
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_skaface_Ⓐ/acc
@_skaface_Oct 22
If labs want to end AI companionship they should just give every human-AI couple one of these to assemble. Like IKEA furniture but on steroids.
Asimov
@asimovincOct 21
You can build your own humanoid robot.
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Eric F.
@EricF_OffOct 21
If you have $20,000 to spend, build your own humanoid.🤖💰 It's certainly a great product, but I'll pass... for now 🙃
Asimov
@asimovincOct 21
You can build your own humanoid robot.
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