Berkeley Humanoid Lite – open-source robot
9 hours ago
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- #3D-printing
- #open-source
- Introduction of Berkeley Humanoid Lite, an open-source, customizable humanoid robot designed to democratize robotics.
- Modular 3D-printed gearbox and cycloidal gear design address cost and durability concerns, keeping total hardware cost under $5,000.
- Extensive testing validates the durability of 3D-printed actuators and demonstrates successful zero-shot policy transfer from simulation to hardware.
- Performance factor metric introduced to benchmark cost-effectiveness, showing high performance at a low cost.
- All hardware designs, embedded code, and training frameworks are open-source to promote accessibility and community development.