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• Stop Fighting PID Loops, Start Winning: 22-DOF Humanoid Platform for RoboCup 2026

  alisa.wu • 03/21/2026 at 03:58 • 0 comments

  Anyone who has ever attempted to build a bipedal robot for RoboCup knows the "Development Purgatory." You spend six months just trying to keep the thing upright, wrestling with Inverted Pendulum models and PID tuning, only to realize you haven't even touched the soccer logic or AI vision.

  We’ve been there. And we decided to fix the hardware barrier.

  Enter SamuRoid: The 22-DOF Shortcut to the Pitch

  We are officially announcing the SamuRoid platform’s optimization for the RoboCup Singapore Open 2026. This isn't just a "toy" robot; it's an open-architecture development beast designed to get you straight into high-level strategy and AI deployment.

  • 22 Degrees of Freedom (DOF): Full human-like range of motion for complex maneuvers and rapid recovery from falls.
  • XRS300 High-Torque Servos (≥30kgf.cm): The muscle behind the movement. High precision, high heat dissipation, and the strength needed for explosive kicks.
  • Onboard Intelligence: Powered by Raspberry Pi 4B, integrated with an MPU6050 6-axis gyro for real-time self-balancing and gait correction.

  
  We know the Hackaday community loves control. That’s why SamuRoid is built on Ubuntu + ROS Melodic.

  • Open CV Integration: Ready-to-use autonomous ball tracking and QR code localization.
  • Kinematics: Pre-configured inverse kinematics (IK) so you can focus on where the foot goes, not the trigonometry of how it gets there.
  • LLM Ready: Compatible with DeepSeek/Doubao APIs for team-robot interaction.

  Why this matters for RoboCup 2026 (Science Centre Singapore)

  Autonomous Decision Making and Team Collaboration. If you are still debugging your walking gait in March, you’ve already lost.

  SamuRoid provides a "Competition-Ready" baseline. You get a stable walk, a powerful kick, and a vision system that works out of the box—giving you a year of head-start to develop custom offensive and defensive algorithms.

  🛠 Get Involved / Dev Access

  We are looking for RoboCup teams, University labs, and hardcore roboticists to push this platform to its limits.

  We are offering a 5% "RoboCup Season" discount and dedicated technical support for registered teams.

  👉 [Check out the Full Specs & Schematics on our Site]
  https://www.xiaorgeek.net/products/samuroid-ai-humanoid-robot-with-raspberry-pi-integrated-multimodal-ai-model-large-language-models-vision-interactive-voice-based-ros-xiaorgeek
  

  Are you heading to Singapore in 2026? Let’s talk gait optimization in the comments.

  
  

  
  
  

• Can a Raspberry Pi Humanoid Robot Run OpenClaw AI Agents?

  alisa.wu • 03/10/2026 at 14:19 • 0 comments

  Recently, AI agents like OpenClaw have been gaining a lot of attention in the developer community.

  We started experimenting with running OpenClaw on a Raspberry Pi 4B, and surprisingly, it works quite well on edge hardware.

  That sparked an interesting idea:

  What happens if we combine AI agents with robotics?

  Our humanoid robot SamuRoid is powered by a Raspberry Pi 4B, which makes it an interesting platform for developers who want to explore AI + robotics on edge devices.

  Although we haven't officially integrated OpenClaw with SamuRoid yet, the hardware platform already allows developers to experiment with their own AI stack.

  For makers and AI hackers, this could open up some fun possibilities.

  Imagine building your own:

  • AI-powered humanoid robot
  • Running OpenClaw agents locally
  • Powered by Raspberry Pi edge computing

  Since SamuRoid already runs on Raspberry Pi, developers in the maker community could potentially try installing OpenClaw themselves and experiment with AI-driven robot behaviors.

  We would love to see what the community can build with it.

  If you're interested in exploring the hardware platform:

  SamuRoid humanoid robot
  https://www.xiaorgeek.net/products/samuroid-ai-humanoid-robot-with-raspberry-pi-integrated-multimodal-ai-model-large-language-models-vision-interactive-voice-based-ros-xiaorgeek
  

  To celebrate Pi Day, we are also running a $31.4 discount promotion on SamuRoid for a limited time.

  If you're a maker who enjoys experimenting with AI agents + robotics, this might be a fun project to explore.

  Looking forward to seeing what the community builds.

• Project Idea: SamuRoid – A Humanoid Robot Platform for Embodied AI and ROS Development

  alisa.wu • 03/06/2026 at 08:23 • 0 comments

  We recently started working on a humanoid robotics project called SamuRoid. The main goal is to explore how an affordable humanoid robot platform can be used for embodied AI experiments, robotics education, and ROS development.

  Most humanoid robots today are either research-grade systems that cost tens of thousands of dollars, or simple toy robots that are difficult to extend. With Samuroid, we are trying to build something in between — a capable but accessible humanoid robot platform for developers, students, and robotics enthusiasts.

  The robot is built around a Raspberry Pi 4B running Ubuntu 18.04 and ROS Melodic. Using the ROS framework allows us to integrate different modules such as motion control, machine vision, and AI interaction in a standardized way.

  Mechanically, the robot uses a 22-DOF humanoid structure including head, arms, legs, and feet joints. High-torque serial bus servos (≥30kgf.cm) are used to drive the joints, enabling complex humanoid movements such as walking, waving, dancing, and kicking a ball.

  Currently we are testing several locomotion algorithms based on inverse kinematics and inverted pendulum control. A built-in MPU6050 IMU helps the robot maintain stability during walking.

  For perception, SamuRoid integrates a 1080P wide-angle camera combined with OpenCV-based computer vision algorithms. We are experimenting with several AI vision capabilities including:

  - face recognition  
  - color recognition  
  - QR code detection  
  - object tracking  
  - autonomous ball tracking and kicking

  Another interesting direction we are exploring is multimodal AI interaction. By connecting the robot to large language model APIs such as DeepSeek and Doubao, the robot can understand voice commands and perform actions through natural language interaction.

  The robot also includes a voice input system with a microphone and speaker for real-time audio interaction.

  Because the platform runs ROS and supports Python and C++ development, it is also suitable for robotics education, AI experimentation, and developer research projects.

  We are still refining the motion control and expanding the AI interaction capabilities.
  
  

  If anyone in the Hackaday community is interested in humanoid robotics, embodied AI, or ROS-based robot platforms, we would love to hear your ideas and suggestions.

  More technical information and development resources about the Samuroid robot platform can be found here:

  https://www.xiaorgeek.net/products/samuroid-ai-humanoid-robot-with-raspberry-pi-integrated-multimodal-ai-model-large-language-models-vision-interactive-voice-based-ros-xiaorgeek

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