MANaTRON humanoid is an autonomous biped robot that
accomplishes a lot with only 6 servos - walk, talk,
see, balance, dance, and Tai Chi Martial Arts. Its
success is due to a handful of networked Basic Stamp
computers and a very light weight metal exoskeleton.
A programmable robotic voice, based on a 1970s SPO256
speech synthesizer chip and a custom language core,
forms speech in 6 languages. MANaTRON has motion
controlled feet, legs, arms, torso, and head.
Rechargeable 9-volt and AA Batteries distributed
throughout the body maintain center of gravity. Parts
are from various sources - kitchen tin cans, materials
from the Republic of China, and a Toddler robot kit.
Four added motions are accomplished with a mechanical
mobility core. A miniature mercury inclinometer
improves walking on inclined surfaces.
Programming software is uploaded to BS2s with a
portable Apple Macintosh iBook computer running OSX
and MACBS2. The humanoid has its own unique OS for
extended capability.
MANaTRON is the latest (number five) in a family of
robots, and the first biped humanoid in this series.
There were ten variations of MANaTRON named Primary
Tertiary Adjunct (1 to 10) of ten.
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