Saran999 288 Report post Posted September 22, 2013 So here’s a crazy idea that when you think about it a bit really isn’t so much anymore. If you could build your own robot, what would you have it do? If you’re the type who’s into building stuff and coding, you may soon get your chance, courtesy of an interesting project coming from the labs of chipmaker Intel.The company’s futurist, Brian David Johnson is in New York this weekend at the Maker Faire. He’s there to show off Jimmy, an open source robot assembled from parts fabricated on a 3D printer. He showed off Jimmy — or at least a non-working model of Jimmy — on CBS’s Saturday Morning today. Once assembled, Jimmy — or whatever you choose to name it — would be as readily programmable as a smart phone. You could also download and install apps that other people make as easily as you would install them on an iPhone or Android device. Johnson said the plan is to create a kit that would be available for purchase for less than $1,000 no later than May of next year. He said he hopes to get the whole cost down to under $500. And if you’re in New York he’s also giving away copies of a book called 21st Century Robot that contains the open source files for printing the robot parts. (The image above is a screen grab from a page eight of that book.) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
