Introducing DogBot
DogBot was originally designed as an in-house platform for developing AI systems which could interact with the real world, before being pursued as a product, aimed initially at fellow AI researchers.
DogBot was marketed under the React Robotics brand.
Our DogBots
Prototype
The first DogBot, didn’t even have a name!
YoYo
The first ‘proper’ DogBot, YoYo, could walk and trot
Tango
Tango went off to Imperial College!
Gyro
Gyro got to travel to Las Vegas!
DogBot in Academia
Tango was given a new home at the Robot Intelligence Lab at Imperial College London, to help push forward the boundaries of robotic control.
DogBot on Display
Our partners Lenovo took Gyro and the team to show off at Autodesk University in Las Vegas.
DogBot in the Real World
Our aim with DogBot was to produce a robot with the capabilities of navigating through real-world environments, with all their messiness and unpredictabilty.
We took Gyro to a high-rise building site in London, and put it through its paces equipped with an industrial scanner produced by our partners at Faro
You can see more on the Lenovo news website.
Some images from our time creating DogBot
DogBot's Legacy
We moved on from DogBot, but wanted to leave something behind, and we love open-source at React AI. So we uploaded a URDF file to GitHub so anyone can place a DogBot model in a simulated environment.
We also uploaded the CAD files and supporting materials for the real thing, to Hackaday, so you could try building your own!
Links:
Imperial College Robot Intelligence Lab
London Evening Standard report
Lenovo news article
ZDNet news article