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Show HN: 3D-printed bipedal robot with 8-servo limit to teach robotics

Posted by nixrobot on Wednesday October 07, 2026 @11:01AM
from the show-hn dept.

https://nixrobot.pages.dev/

Hi HN,I wanted to share a 10-DOF bipedal robot with open CAD files that I built. In my opinion, it is a nice platform for studying robotics. The machine can walk, sit, stand up after falls, kick, turn, and so on. Many of its movements were completely unexpected discoveries for me.Some specs: 8 LX-16A servos, 2 free joints, a Raspberry Pi or Arduino SoC. What was hard about the build? The...

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Re:GitHub Refuses To Remove Cracked Copies Of My Software Even After A... on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @04:43PM (#49983809)

How will that help? Trademarks do not protect code - only logos, names, brands. And brands are easy to remove.

Something else is needed. If the code is basically open, then there is no technical protection. Remove tens of those repos - hundreds might appear.

Re:I Just Started and I Feel So Fucking Tired on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @03:41PM (#49983049)

Do you want a different thing? If so, let's discuss it because there are alternatives.