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Social humanoid robots are at the forefront of cutting-edge research, but they come with a hefty price tag and a sluggish pace of development. These complex robots are often proprietary, built with prohibitively expensive parts and methods, and require a significant amount of time and resources to create. Fortunately, a team of researchers from the Creative Machines Lab at Columbia University (NY, USA) has developed a solution to this problem by creating an affordable and straightforward open-source robotic face. In this paper, we present a revised version of their system that enables the use of standardized metric parts to build a budget-friendly Geminoid. Although we faced constraints on parts acquisition and other factors, we were able to establish a solid foundation that will pave the way for future developments that will make this technology more accessible.
Our work highlights the adaptability of design methods such as 3D printing, which allowed us to create a cost-effective and flexible solution to a longstanding challenge in the field of robotics. With our findings, we hope to inspire others to explore new avenues of research that will lead to the creation of advanced social humanoid robots that are both affordable and accessible.
I. A. Hameed and A. Glomsrud—These authors contributed equally to this work.
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Hameed, I.A., Glomsrud, A. (2023). Building Your Own Geminoid: A DIY Guide to Creating an Affordable Social Robot. In: Hassanien, A., Rizk, R.Y., Pamucar, D., Darwish, A., Chang, KC. (eds) Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Advanced Intelligent Systems and Informatics 2023. AISI 2023. Lecture Notes on Data Engineering and Communications Technologies, vol 184. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-43247-7_27
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