Bossa Nova Prime8 from Gizmodo on Vimeo.

What’s special about Bossa Nova’s Prime-8 robot? Well, it’s a $100 descendant of DARPA and Carnegie Mellon Robotics Institute’s $20,000 all-terrain RHex robot. And this one is for kids. Both Prime-8 and Penbo are the launch products for Bossa Nova Robotics, a spinoff of Carnegie Mellon’s Robotics Institute. The goal was to take awesome robotics out of the lab and put it in the hands of real people. Like you and me.

It’s the fastest bipedal toy ever. Hit the link to learn more about the bot.

[Gizmodo]

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2 Responses to “Bossa Nova Prime-8 Robot”

1. Bossa Nova Penbo: A Pink Penguin With A Baby | botropolis.com Says:
   July 10th, 2009 at 11:09 am

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2. Frank Tobe Says:
   July 12th, 2009 at 6:37 pm

   Hi Conner,

   I think I saw you at the Bossa Nova launch at CMU. I was the gray-haired guy with glasses.

   Do you think the entertainment side of robotics (sex robots, toys, hobbies) will lead the way to the next big thing or will the business side prevail? What’s your opinion and thoughts?

   Thanks,

   Frank

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