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Re:Hyundai acquires controlling stake in Boston Dynamics for... by sudosysgen on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @02:06PM (#27595001)
Forgive me if I'm wrong but I though motors aren't the main cost, rather the rest of the actuator?

Also Unitree is going to make so much money selling these as well as get so much mass producing experience they'll probably be able to figure out the algorithms. Methinks the code is easier to figure out than reliable and cheap hardware.

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Re:Hyundai acquires controlling stake in Boston Dynamics for... by jcims on Tuesday June 22, 2021 @03:38PM (#27596181)
The motor usually makes up about a third, the motor controller another third and the planetary gears and enclosure the final third.
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