Boston Dynamics’ robot has a competitor designed to make it easy and affordable for students to learn robotics at $1,300.
The most famous Boston Dynamics robot is Spot, being a technological marvel this dog built in metal and full of circuits. The progress that the launch of this robot meant has made some students decide to get down to work to create their own robot clearly inspired by Spot.
Behind the proposal by Alexander Calvert and Nathan Ferguson, both students at Monash University in Australia, is the idea of getting a cheap, open source robot that can be used by robotics students or any type of engineering in your projects.
After a long investigation they have presented ‘The Dingo’ or that would be translated as ‘El Dingo’. The name has not been chosen at random, the dingo is an ancient lineage of the dog found in Australia. The robot with this name fulfills everything that they have looked for at the beginning of the project and that is that its price tag would be $1,300.
The 1,300 dollars of ‘The Dingo’ is a much more acceptable figure than the 74,500 dollars that Spot has, the Boston Dynamics robot. Technically ‘The Dingo’ shares both aesthetic and functional similarities, both being two robots that are inspired by dogs in their morphology and movement.
The Dingo has been created to be an alternative to the Boston Dynamics robot
This robot has a weight of 3 kilograms, which allows it to be carried with one hand without any problem. In addition, in the upper area it has a handle which makes it easier for it to be held and taken wherever it is needed. As for its dimensions, it has a length of 38 centimeters along with a width of 25 centimeters..
The maximum height at which it stands is 25 centimetres, although this can be changed since ‘The Dingo’ is capable of adjusting its height. It can be controlled using a PlayStation controller or a computer keyboard, in both cases being completely wireless. It is capable of supporting up to 500 grams of weight behind its back..
The robot can move in any direction, as well as being able to roll, pitch and yaw. These movements are in three dimensions since, unlike, for example, a car, the robot can twist its own body in order to adjust the movement in certain situations.