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Robotis Bioloid
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<h2 id="kit-types">Kit types</h2> <p>There are multiple variations of the Bioloid kit:<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:2" href="#fn:2"><sup>2</sup></a> </p> <ul><li><i>Robotis Bioloid Beginner</i> – includes parts and designs for 14 robot types; discontinued</li> <li><i>Robotis Bioloid Comprehensive</i> – includes parts and designs for 26 robot types; discontinued</li> <li><i>Robotis Bioloid Expert</i> – designed for education or research use; discontinued<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:3" href="#fn:3"><sup>3</sup></a></li> <li><i>Robotis Bioloid Premium</i> – upgraded and latest version of Bioloid Comprehensive Kit builds 29 different configurations</li> <li><i>Robotis Bioloid GP</i> – intended for robot competitions</li> <li><i>Robotis Darwin-Mini Humanoid Robot</i> – 3d printed shell allows infinite customization options</li> <li><i>Robotis Bioloid STEM Standard</i> – includes parts and designs for 7 robot types</li> <li><i>Robotis Bioloid STEM Expansion</i> – includes parts and designs for 9 robot types; requires purchase of STEM Standard</li></ul> <h2 id="turtlebot-3-and-other-platforms">TurtleBot 3 and other platforms</h2> <p><a href="/facts/TurtleBot/zRalCDwA">Turtlebot 3</a>, announced in 2016 and developed in collaboration with Robotis and the <a href="/facts/Open_Robotics/nl3mBwGI">Open Source Robotics Foundation</a>, is the smallest and cheapest of the TurtleBots. </p><p>Other Robotis platforms include: Robotis OP 2, Robotis Manipulator, and ThorMang3. </p> <h2 id="tb3-plug-ins-for-gazebo">TB3 plug-ins for Gazebo</h2> <p>Robotis has TurtleBot3 <a href="/facts/Plug-in_(computing)/351Du3Wu">plug-ins</a> for the <a href="/facts/Gazebo_simulator/h4rEqpEv">Gazebo</a> <a href="/facts/Robotics_simulator/JMtUNjUm">robotics simulator</a> that allow simulating a TB3 Burger, Waffle, or Waffle Pi. </p> <h2 id="applications">Applications</h2> <p>The platform is currently in use by the <a href="/facts/U.S._Naval_Academy/zKBGBBUC">U.S. Naval Academy</a> in their <a href="/facts/Mechanical_engineering/cbId4fye">mechanical engineering</a> courses,<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:4" href="#fn:4"><sup>4</sup></a> and is also popular in the <a href="/facts/RoboCup/G4sWGrbK">RoboCup</a> international <a href="/facts/Robotics/wkmvodJz">robotics</a> competition <a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:5" href="#fn:5"><sup>5</sup></a> and FIRA competition. </p> <table><tbody><tr><th>Year</th><th>Country</th><th>Application</th><th>Work by</th></tr><tr><td>2007</td><td>UK</td><td>Bioloid based Humanoid Soccer Robot Design<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:6" href="#fn:6"><sup>6</sup></a></td><td>Joerg Wolf, University of Plymouth</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>Iran</td><td>Bioloid used to teach children how to pray<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:7" href="#fn:7"><sup>7</sup></a></td><td>Akbar Rezaie, schoolteacher</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td>USA</td><td>Extra Pair of Fingers<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:8" href="#fn:8"><sup>8</sup></a></td><td>MIT</td></tr><tr><td>2016</td><td>Unknown</td><td>Bioloid/Dynamixel planar biped robot, <a href="/facts/MATLAB/qPjLISCk">MATLAB</a> control - simple movements<a class="footnote-ref" id="fnref:9" href="#fn:9"><sup>9</sup></a></td><td>deDasil</td></tr></tbody></table> <h2 id="see-also">See also</h2> <ul><li><a href="/facts/TurtleBot/zRalCDwA">TurtleBot</a></li> <li><a href="/facts/DARwIn-OP/LWFdGv1Y">DARwIn-OP</a> now known as Robotis OP2</li></ul> Wikimedia Commons has media related to Robotis Bioloid. <h2 id="references">References</h2> <ol> <li id="fn:1"><p>"Bioloid". Retrieved 2011-03-09. <a href="http://www.allonrobots.com/bioloid.html" target="_blank">http://www.allonrobots.com/bioloid.html</a> <a href="#fnref:1" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:2"><p>"Do-it-yourself Educational Robot Kit, which includes everything you need for making robots". Robotis. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2011-03-09. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120508221030/http://www.robotis.com/xe/bioloid_en" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20120508221030/http://www.robotis.com/xe/bioloid_en</a> <a href="#fnref:2" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:3"><p>"Bioloid". Retrieved 2011-03-09. <a href="http://www.allonrobots.com/bioloid.html" target="_blank">http://www.allonrobots.com/bioloid.html</a> <a href="#fnref:3" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:4"><p>"US Navy Academy to Acquire 50 Robotis Bioloid Humanoid Robot Kits from KumoTek". 19 July 2007. <a href="http://www.azonano.com/News.asp?NewsID=4498" target="_blank">http://www.azonano.com/News.asp?NewsID=4498</a> <a href="#fnref:4" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:5"><p>"Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-27.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160313032202/http://b-human.de/downloads/bhuman08_tdp.pdf" target="_blank">https://web.archive.org/web/20160313032202/http://b-human.de/downloads/bhuman08_tdp.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:5" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:6"><p>Wolf, Joerg Christian; Hall, Phil; Robinson, Paul; Culverhouse, Phil (2007). Bioloid based Humanoid Soccer Robot Design (PDF). Joerg Christian Wolf (Report). <a href="https://www.swrtec.de/swrtec/publications/Plymouth-HuroSot-Robot-2007-camera-ready.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.swrtec.de/swrtec/publications/Plymouth-HuroSot-Robot-2007-camera-ready.pdf</a> <a href="#fnref:6" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:7"><p>"Iranian school teacher builds robot to teach children prayers". Independent.co.uk. 26 February 2014. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/iranian-school-teacher-builds-robot-to-teach-children-prayers-9154038.html" target="_blank">https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/iranian-school-teacher-builds-robot-to-teach-children-prayers-9154038.html</a> <a href="#fnref:7" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:8"><p>"Here's That Extra Pair of Robot Fingers You've Always Wanted". IEEE Spectrum. 21 July 2014. <a href="https://spectrum.ieee.org/heres-that-extra-pair-of-robot-fingers-youve-always-wanted" target="_blank">https://spectrum.ieee.org/heres-that-extra-pair-of-robot-fingers-youve-always-wanted</a> <a href="#fnref:8" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> <li id="fn:9"><p>"Bioloid/Dynamixel planar biped robot, MATLAB control: fast steps". YouTube. 13 October 2016. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05. <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dJ3MWhpFYM" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5dJ3MWhpFYM</a> <a href="#fnref:9" class="footnote-back-ref">↩</a></p></li> </ol>