ZENO R25 - First Affordable Advanced Social Robot

A project in Dallas, TX by RoboKind
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ZENO R25 is the 1st affordable advanced social robot in the world! His life-like abilities will change how humans & robots interact.
Backers: 73
Average Pledge Per Backer: $250

Funded: $18,258 of $50,000
Dates: Oct 23rd -> Nov 23rd (32 days)
Project By: RoboKind
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Latest News

AMA #2 now Live

November 14th - via: kickstarter.com
Here is the link to our Reddit AMA which I mentioned last week:  We are now live: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1qmrss/we_are_robokind_the_dallasbased_robotics_company/ Hope you can make it!  (Read More)

Half Way Through and AMA #2

November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
We are halfway through the Kckstarter and 30% funded, but we are gaining some momentum so I think that we can still do this!  Anyone who is on the fence about buying a robot please contact us with any questions you have.   Also, we are planning... (Read More)

New Robot Developers Reward!!!

November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
We have added a new reward, it is a developers reward. It is the computer and sensors from the R25 ZENO.  You can use it to do or build anything you'd like.  We will also provide 3D cad for all of the boards in case anyone wants to design their own... (Read More)

Robokind Animation Pipeline (Part One)

November 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Kickstarter we wanted to share some information from one of our animators about the process for creating movement with the R25.  We thought it would be good to give an under the hood look.  Look out for part 2 of this post. Robokind Animation... (Read More)

Added a new reward! A personal video from ZENO R25

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
I wanted to let everyone know that we added a new reward.  We wanted to start letting people interact with Zeno so now you can send us something and we will record Zeno saying it.  It could be a holiday greeting, a birthday wish, reading your poem... (Read More)

Ask Me Anything Link - In 30 Minutes

October 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi everyone,  As I mentioned yesterday, we are doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on reddit.com today at 2:00pm Central time which is in about 20 minutes. http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1pk0w5/we_are_robokind_a_dallasbased_robotics_company/ I... (Read More)

Ask Me Anything!

October 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi, We are starting to gain some momentum with this project and are excited.  As thanks we're doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on reddit tomorrow at 2:00pm Central Time! This is your chance to ask us anything--absolutely anything--about robots, life,... (Read More)

Video Friday: Robokind on Kickstarter, Atlas Breaks an Ankle, and FirstLook Gets Armed

October 25th - via: spectrum.ieee.org
Announced at RoboBusiness this week was the launch of a Kickstarter for the RoboKind Zeno R25. We've written about the R50 before, and the R25 shares much of the same features, except it costs less. A lot less. (Read More)

The only Kickstarter that will get you a lifelike robot named Zeno that can teach you anything

October 25th - via: thescoopblog.dallasnews.com
DALLAS, TX - David Hanson, the one-time Walt Disney sculptor with the University of Texas at Dallas PhD, has long dreamed of the day when humanlike robots would become affordable enough for everyone to own at least one. Way back in 2007, at Wired‘s NextFest, Hanson introduced the world to his offspring, 17-inch-tall Zeno, modeled after his own son with whom the robot shares a first name. And as Hanson said at the time he hoped to make Zero commercially available for $200 to $300 by, oh, 2010, give or take. (Read More)

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