DARwIn-OP

DARwIn-OP (Dynamic Anthropomorphic Robot with Intelligence–Open Platform) is a miniature-humanoid robot platform developed and manufactured by Korean robot manufacturer Robotis^[1] in collaboration with Virginia Tech, Purdue University, and University of Pennsylvania. It is also supported by a $1.2 million NSF grant.^[2] DARwIn-OP has twenty degrees of freedom, each controlled by a DYNAMIXEL MX-28T^[3] servo motor.

Simulation of a Robotis DARwIn-OP in Webots

DARwIn-OP's main purpose is for research and programmers in the fields of humanoid, artificial intelligence, gait algorithm, vision,^[4] inverse kinematics, and linguistics, among others.^[5][6]

DARwIn-OP is also the winner of the Kid Size League in the RoboCup 2011^{[7][8][9][10]} 2012 League,^[11] and 2013 League.

See also

• Robotis Bioloid