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Open_Duck_Mini
Open Duck research project / UN

Open_Duck_Mini

Making a mini version of the BDX droid. https://discord.gg/UtJZsgfQGe

Released Date unconfirmed · Checked Oct 25, 2026
☆ 4.5K7d: insufficient historyOct 25, 2026Project details
microduck
Pollen Robotics / FR

microduck

A Tiny biped duck robot 🦆

Released Date unconfirmed · Checked Oct 25, 2026
☆ 11K7d: insufficient historyOct 25, 2026Project details
roboto_origin
RoboParty / CN

roboto_origin

Roboto_origin Fully Open-Source DIY Humanoid Robot/萝博头原型机全开源手搓级人形机器人

Released Date unconfirmed · Checked Oct 25, 2026
☆ 2.7K7d: insufficient historyOct 25, 2026Project details
ROBOTIS-OP3
ROBOTIS / KR

ROBOTIS-OP3

ROS packages for the ROBOTIS OP3

Released Date unconfirmed · Checked Oct 25, 2026
☆ 1627d: insufficient historyOct 25, 2026Project details
ROBOTIS-THORMANG-MPC
ROBOTIS / KR

ROBOTIS-THORMANG-MPC

ROS packages for the motion of THORMANG3, MPC means Motion PC.

Released Date unconfirmed · Checked Oct 25, 2026
☆ 187d: insufficient historyOct 25, 2026Project details
icub-models
IIT / IT

icub-models

Official URDF and SDF models of the iCub humanoid robot.

Released Date unconfirmed · Checked Oct 25, 2026
☆ 477d: insufficient historyOct 25, 2026Project details
AI Sapiens
ROBOTIS / KR

AI Sapiens

ROBOTIS publishes ROS 2 packages for AI Sapiens, including controllers, hardware interfaces, robot descriptions and simulation support. The repository identifies Apache-2.0 as its root software license. This listing confirms the visible software packages; it does not imply that every hardware design, weight file or third-party dependency has the same license.

Released Date unconfirmed · Checked Oct 24, 2026
☆ 697d: insufficient historyOct 24, 2026Project details

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