Linux-powered robots from France? Oui!
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Have seen very little cool stuff coming from this part of the world lately. Well, today that changes with the Linux-powered robot!
A French start-up created to build autonomous, easily programmable, affordable humanoid robots has emerged from stealth mode. Aldebaran Robotics, of Paris, expects to ship its first product — a humanoid household service robot running Linux — in early 2007.
Aldebaran says its “Nao” household robot will compete with robotic research prototypes in terms of functionality. The walking, talking, WiFi-enabled bot will stand 21.6 inches tall, and will feature 23 “degrees of freedom” of motion — three more than the 14-inch tall “Choromet” android announced earlier this week by four Japanese companies. Nao’s extra degrees of freedom appear to come in the form of gripping hands…. Source: LinuxDevices