Written on April 23, 2008 – 9:22 am | by Bogdan Alex |
Talking about Asimo and mechanized stuff in the previous post, I remembered seeing some new “build-it-yourself” robots, so why not share this piece of news?

Remember the HPI G-Dog robot? A nice little motorize puppy that you are supposed to build out of numerous smaller parts. The guys from HPI also provide a humanoid robot called GR-001 G-Robot. This one boasts 20 motors which can be individually programmed to follow your every command. You can control it via what looks like a console gamepad, and alternatively, the G-Robot can also be directed via your computer and the included animation software.

Don’t get too enthusiastic about this, as you still need to spend about 2 hours to assemble the GR-100. That’s what HPI estimates for an average person, but if you somehow find yourself helpless when faced with al l sorts of nonsensical diagrams, be prepared to call the HPI guys who will kindly assist you in Japanese.

You say you can manage just fine… OK! Go ahead and order the HPI GR-001 G-Robot from AudioCubes. Oh, did I mention it costs $2,400? Darn, my bad! At least take a look at what it can do…