DIY bipedal robot Macroduck stands up, policy runs on a laptop via Raspberry Pico bridge
TinfoilTricorn · x · 2026-09-13
Maker rafaelcaricio's DIY biped 'Macroduck' hit a milestone: it can stand. The policy runs on a laptop, proxied both ways through a Raspberry Pico servo-controller bridge, with a temporary B6ACneo power supply.
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