Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot

Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot by app134 on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @03:07PM (#50357456)

The world is already designed for the humanoid for factor. Instead of designing 1001 specialized robots, why not design one that can already use the stuff we have lying around?

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Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot by adrian_b on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @05:07PM (#50358920)

A robot can fit in environments designed for humans, while still being enhanced.

For instance with wheels on the legs (so that the legs are used only for stairs or for stepping over obstacles) and with at least 3 arms. Only 2 arms are frequently insufficient for many tasks, when you do not have a mate to help you.

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Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot by solyin on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @10:05PM (#50361075)

and no head with blinking eyes. A single 360° camera with a wiper blade, not to mention eyes on each hand if not finger. Although we're limited to thinking in single bodies. Maybe optimal is an 8 ft (2.5m) long tube with grippers on both ends, and they're just all coordinated together as one single being. Or maybe a Y shape. Actually, maybe a * shape. All legs. Hey, maybe that's why all the AI labs look like buttholes!

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Re:Stringman, an $800 open-source room scale gripper robot by whazor on Wednesday November 04, 2026 @03:13AM (#50362677)

I want a robot that can do the most amount of stuff with the least amount of moving parts.

Do robots really need legs? Wheels seem better.

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