Open-source humanoid BRIDGE: 88cm, 12.5kg, ~$1.5K platform cost
philfung · x · 2026-11-05
BRIDGE is an open-source humanoid platform: 88cm tall, 12.5kg, 21 active DoFs, with a reported platform cost of about $1,500 (under $2,000 per the retweeter), with open code and design.
Highlights:
- Data-driven morphology-control co-design: a three-stage pipeline combining anatomical constraints, kinematic retargeting quality, and closed-loop dynamic tracking to better preserve human motion.
- Hardware validation spans foundational locomotion, robust balance, and highly dynamic whole-body motion including a backflip; supports whole-body teleoperation.
- CAD model available now; full assembly tutorial, electrical specs, BOM, and training/deployment code to be released after paper acceptance.
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