You can also build and own a Robotic Cat!!

13 Nov 2018 POSTED BY Manikandan

Just this spring, Boston Dynamics announced that SpotMini will become commercially available in 2019. But with the advent of home-robotics tools like Arduino chips and Raspberry Pi computers, the amateur engineer no longer requires an MIT affiliation to build a robot pet in their own living room.

This is the idea behind Nybble, a small robotic kitty whose mobility is driven by an Arduino-compatible micro-controller. Although Nybble comes with some pre-programmed “muscle memory” movements, you can also program the robo-pet's cat-like behaviors yourself. Nybble’s creator, Rongzhong Li, recommends that you connect Nybble to an AI chip such as a Raspberry Pi, and code whatever tricks you desire from your silicon feline companion.

“You can program in your favorite language, and direct Nybble to walk around simply by sending short commands, such as "walk" or "turn left,"” reads Nybble’s Indiegogo page, which has already raised over 150 percent of its original fundraising goal. Not surprising, as Nybble has been verified by Arrow as a Certified Technology (a certification for online engineering projects which designates that it is “feasible for manufacturing").

Like Nybble, you can also build your own walking Robot using the kit Quadrino, in this level you will get an understanding of how a Robot can walk, you will learn the concepts of framing algorithm and applying them in real time. By learning this level, you will understand the basics of walking Robot, using this you can go ahead and build a Robot Pet.