Ropid

Ropid is a tiny robot designed and developed by Tomotaka Takahashi of Robo Garage at Kyoto University.[1] The name of the robot is a combination of Robot and Rapid.

Ropid is a carbon fiber and plastic android that weighs 3.5 pounds. The robot has four onboard gyro sensors and four accelerometers that allow it to operate.[2] This robot can respond to voice commands and has a mouth that moves when it speaks.

In addition to its communication features, the Ropid can walk, run, and jump faster than many other similarity constructed robots. [3] Ropid uses the "bent knees" method to balance, but appears lifelike because of the speed of its movements.[4] Ropid can jump up to three inches off the ground.[5]

Specification
Name   ROPID  
Height   38 cm  
DOF   30  
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gollark: An esolang for those CPU security vunerabilities from recently? Can't think of much else.
gollark: Madness but cool sounding.
gollark: I believe the idea is that the average spambot will not run a befunge interpreter.
gollark: Maybe we should make it based on powers of two, so each extra dollar doubles the value.

References
  1. "Ropid Robot can run and jump on your command". CoolestGadgets.com. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  2. "Ropid the robot can walk, run, and hop". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  3. "Ropid". Retrieved 2009-10-29.
  4. "ROPID the adorable humanoid can jump 3-inches into the air, sweep you off your feet". AOL Tech. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
  5. "Ropid the robot can walk, run, and hop". CBS Interactive. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
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