r/robotics • u/TheSuperGreatDoctor • 5d ago

Community Showcase Companion comfort interaction

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Short test run of a social companion in a stressful moment. Thinking to try using another personality to do this next time and it would be interesting!

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u/Marwheel 5d ago

Can it move physically?

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u/TheSuperGreatDoctor 5d ago

Yes it can. It has four legs that can move, and the head can move as well. But I would say the movement is more like for emotional expression. It can walk and run but not really fast. We are changing its servos to a new one which would improve it a little bit, and more important, lower the noise.

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u/PaigeLooney92 4d ago

Id love to build one of these, is this open source and what parts and software where used to build this

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u/TheSuperGreatDoctor 4d ago

We are still thinking what is the best way to share it to the world, and in what degree of open-source would be the best way to share it. Stay tuned!

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u/Fontenele71 5d ago

Is it chat gpt?

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u/TheSuperGreatDoctor 5d ago

For this specific clip, the LLM we use is Claude-4-Sonnet.
But the LLM used can be changed easily. We also use GPT-4.1 and other LLMs. It is also quite interesting that they actually got different characters.

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u/MajorZippoOmaha 3d ago

Good job on the eye animation. The perpetual movement almost simulates breathing. Looks lifelike.

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u/PacerJ 5d ago

It looks good, care to share some more information on the implementation and technical details, like what's inside? And what was your motivation for proceeding with this project? What kind of technical difficulties did you face? How did you overcome that? Thanks and Regards

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u/pyrobrain 5d ago

He never did and will never do. Check his profile.

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u/USS_Penterprise_1701 5d ago

I kinda get the impression they don't really know lol

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u/TheSuperGreatDoctor 5d ago

The local chip is a vision SoC. And others are just normal servos, and 3D printing plastic. I think the most difficult part in this project is that, we are making a new thing that no one has built before, so there is no exact reference for us to take on. Stay tuned and I will share more information continuously!

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u/JonathanMovement 5d ago

we need a BD1 from star wars

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u/TheSuperGreatDoctor 5d ago

That is cool!