PhoneGirl: a hobby robot that uses your phone to walk, with $500 in motors alone
_Stocko_ · x · 2026-10-25
Maker Stocko shares Day 2 of PhoneGirl, a robot that uses your phone as its brain to walk around — currently a first-pass, sim-level design.
Hardware details: 17 DoF built on Dynamixel XL330 servos, with motors alone costing about $500. Lead time is 2 months because Pollen Robotics bought up the stock for its microduck project.
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