Indie robot builder finishes body design, still puzzling over neck DOFs
_Stocko_ · x · 2026-10-17
Indie roboticist @Stocko shared progress on a custom expressive humanoid: the body design is done, with spike-shaped calves and feet plus an extra waist bend for balance. The remaining challenge is the neck — an expressive part of the design — where the right number of degrees of freedom is still being worked out.
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