Solo-12

Open Dynamic Robot Initiative · Germany · Tübingen

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Lightweight, torque-controlled 12-DOF research quadruped built from open-source brushless actuator modules by the Open Dynamic Robot Initiative.

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Studio render of the published URDF (xacro), the model's zero pose. Geometry only; colours are the model's own materials.Rendered by Hyperspawn from open-dynamic-robot-initiative/robot_properties_solo (BSD-3-Clause) · Hyperspawn render · source
Side view of the same URDF (xacro) render, the model's zero pose.Rendered by Hyperspawn from open-dynamic-robot-initiative/robot_properties_solo (BSD-3-Clause) · Hyperspawn render · source
4 s turntable of the URDF (xacro) studio render.Rendered by Hyperspawn from open-dynamic-robot-initiative/robot_properties_solo (BSD-3-Clause) · Hyperspawn render · source
Reactive Walking Controller for Solo-12Open Dynamic Robot Initiative · official embed · source
Controlling the Solo12 Quadruped Robot with Deep Reinforcement LearningOpen Dynamic Robot Initiative · official embed · source
Introduction Video - Open Dynamic Robot InitiativeOpen Dynamic Robot Initiative · official embed · source

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Open Dynamic Robot Initiative

Org: /odri
Signs to: L5 Certified. Not signed yet (package is L1).
Site: open-dynamic-robot-initiative.github.io/
Package: v0.1.0 · 21 steps

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Place	Kind	City	Source
Open Dynamic Robot Initiative (MPI-IS Tübingen)	Lab	Tübingen, Germany	link

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Unfunded until a hyperspawn.org grant attaches. Each one is a gap between this robot and a finished build.

ID	Type	Bounty	Unlocks
HB-P57JP	Sourcing	Find China offers for 39 Solo-12 parts	L3 Sourced
HB-IOV32	Sourcing	Find Europe offers for 9 Solo-12 parts	L3 Sourced
HB-U31Y7	Sourcing	Find India offers for 40 Solo-12 parts	L3 Sourced
HB-46XO4	Sourcing	Find United States offers for 31 Solo-12 parts	L3 Sourced
HB-290U2	Pricing	Price 49 Solo-12 BOM lines	L3 Sourced
HB-YL744	Assembly	Add checks and torque values to Solo-12 assembly	L4 Built
HB-61O0E	Fabrication	Publish print profiles for 29 Solo-12 parts	L4 Built
HB-7FSH3	Specs	Fill 8 spec fields for Solo-12	Atlas accuracy

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