Humanoid Robot DARwIn-OP
The Darwin-OP robot is an affordable programmable humanoid robot made by Robotis, the well known company for its various personal robotics brands. Darwin-OP robot has been designed by Romela lab at Virginia tech. This humanoid robot is fully open-source and can be programmed by various softwares. Darwin-OP robot is an ideal platform for teaching and research.
Generation Robots is a certified partner on DARwIn-OP demonstrating
his mastery of the product and its ability to offer advice and service on the humanoid robot
Technical specifications of DARwIn-OP robot
Performance and general characteristics of Darwin-OP robot
- Height: 45,45cm
- Weight : 2,9 kg
- Main processor Intel Atom Z530 at 1,6Ghz, 4GB flash SSD memory
- Controller CM-730 with ARM Cortex M3 at 72Mhz
- Default walking speed : 24cm/s
- Default standing up time from ground (from facing down) : 2.8 s
- Default standing up time from ground (from facing up) : 3.9 s
Connectors available on DARwIn-OP robot
The connectors availables on the DARwIn-OP robot are as follows:
- 1 HDMI port
- 2 USB ports
- 1 Ethernet port
- 1 battery cable
Sensors on DARwIn-OP robot
The DARwIn-Op robot is equipped with the following sensors:
- Gyroscope 3 axes
- Accelerometer 3 axes
- 2 Mic
- 1 USB camera
- 5 leds + 2 RGB leds
Motors on DARwIn-OP robot
The DARwIn-Op robot has 20 Dynamixel MX-28 actuators
- 6 degrees of freedom for each leg
- 3 degrees of freedom for each arm
- 2 degrees of freedom for the neck
Dynamixel MX-28 motors are among the best servos of the market.
Power
The DARwIn-Op robot is equiped with a Li-PO 11.1V 1000mAh battery. A stand-by mode is available to limit the power consumption. The battery has a 30 minutes autonomy.
Programming DARwIn-OP robot
To program the DARwIn-Op robot, it is possible to connect to the robot through a network cable or by Wifi.
As a Robotis product, Darwin-OP can be programmed using traditional tools of the company including:
But you’ll get the most of the Darwin-OP programmable robot by programming in C++. C++ modules can be embedded on the onboard Linux operating system of the robot and run on the robot so that it is acting autonomously. Programming examples are available on
http://robotsource.org/
Content of the DARwIn-OP robot Deluxe Version
The Deluxe version contains :
- The DARwIn-OP robot with its battery and charger
- The Hard Carrying Case for DARwIn-OP
- 2 years warranty including 1,200 USD part replacement coupon + free maintenance service by designated service center
- 90 days warranty for manufacturing defects only
Ressources for DARwIn-OP robot
Here are some interesting links to better understand and program the DARwIn-OP robot:
