Storage
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Local Dataset NAS
A durable local home for robotics video, CAD, logs, datasets, and checkpoints before any compute expansion.
NASZFSdatasets
Projects
50 build & research tracksRobots, sensing, local AI, and the tools to build them. Find your next lab project.
Storage
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TrueNAS + OpenZFS + DVC
Dataset and model versioning on checksummed local storage with reproducible remotes for every build team.
TrueNASOpenZFSDVC
GPU Compute
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Autonomous Computer
A local multi-GPU workstation for robot learning, simulation, vision, fine-tuning, and private inference.
CUDARTXlocal AI
Machine Learning
P1Building Soon
Fine-Tune a Local 8B Model
A documented local fine-tuning lane for small language and vision-language models using the lab GPU queue.
LLMfine-tuningevaluation
Embedded AI
P1Research Track
ESP32-AI
A research reproduction of a 28.9M stored-parameter TinyStories model running fully offline on an ESP32-S3 N16R8 at roughly 9.5 tokens per second.
ESP32-S3TinyLM4-bitPer-Layer Embeddingsoffline AI
Vision AI
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reCamera
An open modular RISC-V AI camera for local object detection, robot perception, low-code vision pipelines, and controllable camera experiments.
open hardwareRISC-V1 TOPSNode-REDedge vision
Vision AI
P2Research Track
Eyecam
An open anthropomorphic webcam with an actuated eye, eyelids, eyebrow, embedded camera, and six-servo motion for studying expressive sensing and visible privacy cues.
open hardwareembedded vision6 servosHCIprivacy
Vision AI
P1Research Track
Ego-OSCAR
A published 280 g head-worn stereo-inertial capture rig combining synchronized global-shutter video, high-rate IMU data, and on-device H.264 recording for egocentric robotics datasets.
egocentric captureglobal-shutter stereovisual-inertialRadxa ROCK 5CESP32-S3
Robot Arms
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LeRobot + SO-ARM101
Paired low-cost arms for teleoperation, demonstration collection, imitation learning, and repeatable tutorials.
LeRobotteleoperationimitation learning
Robot Arms
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SO-ARM100 / SO-101
Open low-cost arm hardware designed as the practical companion to LeRobot data collection and imitation-learning experiments.
open hardware3D printingservosLeRobot
Robot Arms
P1Building Soon
GEM
The Good Enough Manipulator: a practical open robot arm designed around accessible parts and reproducible assembly.
manipulationopen hardware
Actuator Design
P2Research Track
OpenActuator
Open reference projects for designing, simulating, fabricating, and testing small electromagnetic actuators, anchored by a 3D-printed linear voice-coil motor.
LinearVCMelectromagneticsFreeCADopen hardware
Actuator Design
P2Research Track
Quasi-Direct-Drive Actuator
Seo Jin Jeong's experimental actuator combines a custom 8110 BLDC motor, 10:1 cycloidal reducer, and moteus-c1 FOC control. CNC aluminum and printed mechanics; the author flags rigidity and torque-density limits in this first prototype.
QDDcycloidal reducerBLDCmoteus-c1motor windingprototype
Soft Robotics
P1Research Track
Electrofluidic Fiber Muscles
Millimeter-scale artificial muscles that pair embedded electrohydrodynamic pumps with thin McKibben actuators for silent, compliant, modular linear actuation.
artificial musclesEHD pumpsMcKibben actuatorssoft roboticshigh voltage
Mobile Robots
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Valetudo
A cloud-free robot vacuum software stack for studying navigation, maps, telemetry, and local autonomy.
SLAMlocal-firstmobile robotics
Mobile Robots
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OOMWOO
A fully open DIY robot vacuum using Raspberry Pi, ROS 2, LiDAR, ESP32 or Arduino control, and a printed chassis.
robot vacuumROS 2LiDARopen hardware
Mobile Robots
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OpenMower
An open-source RTK robotic mower that makes outdoor navigation, safety, and power systems inspectable.
RTKoutdoorsROS
Environmental Sensing
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DIY Weather Station
A solar-powered Raspberry Pi Pico W station that measures temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, light, rain, and battery state, then posts readings to a self-hosted Flask and MariaDB dashboard.
Raspberry Pi Pico WDHT22BMP180anemometerFlaskMariaDB
Mobile Robots
P1Building Soon
Q8bot
A palm-sized open quadruped with eight smart servos, a cable-free center PCB, wireless control, and printable mechanics for dynamic locomotion and swarm-robotics experiments.
quadrupedDYNAMIXELESP-NOW3D printingv2.5
Quadruped Robots
P1Research Track
Solo 12 · ODRI
A 12-DoF torque-controlled quadruped built from modular brushless belt-drive actuators, custom motor-control electronics, an IMU, and predominantly printed mechanics.
torque controlbrushless actuatorsSolo 12BSD-3-Clause
Quadruped Robots
P1Research Track
Orion Quadruped
A custom 12-DoF ROS 2 quadruped coupling Jetson Orin Nano perception and Nav2 autonomy with STM32F401 FreeRTOS gait control, SolidWorks mechanics, and KiCad control and power boards.
ROS 2Jetson Orin NanoFreeRTOSstereo depthLiDAR SLAMIsaac Lablicense not stated
Humanoid Robots
P1Research Track
BRIDGE Humanoid
An 80 cm, 12.5 kg humanoid with 21 active DoF exploring morphology-control co-design and whole-body motion. Submitted to CoRL 2026; complete BOM, electrical, and training resources are promised on acceptance.
humanoidmorphology-control co-design21 active DoFrelease pending
Mobile Robots
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YOR
A fully open-source mobile manipulator with an omnidirectional base, adjustable lift, and two compliant 6-DoF arms for bimanual household-task research.
mobile manipulationbimanual6-DoF armsMuJoCoopen source
Robot Arms
P1Building Soon
reBot DevArm
A compact development arm for manipulation software, perception experiments, and low-risk bench work.
manipulationbench robot
Robot Arms
P1Watching
OpenArm
An open bimanual platform for dexterous manipulation, teleoperation, and embodied AI research.
bimanualembodied AI
Drones
P1Building Soon
Low Cost Drone using ESP32
A compact Wi-Fi quadcopter built around an ESP32-WROOM, MPU6050, structural custom PCB, and four coreless motors for supervised flight-control and PID-tuning work.
ESP32-WROOMMPU6050Wi-Fi controlcustom PCBsupervised flight
Drones
P1Research Track
PX4 Autopilot
A flight-control and simulation stack with deliberate safety boundaries.
autopilotsimulationflight
Vehicle Autonomy
P1Research Track
ArduPilot
A mature open autopilot stack spanning copters, planes, rovers, boats, and submarines, starting in simulation and a small rover.
autopilotrovermission planningsimulation
Underwater Robots
P1Research Track
OpenMantaClaus
A competition-tested five-thruster AUV combining ROS 2 mission control, monocular YOLO perception, and bearing-only EKF SLAM for supervised pool autonomy.
AUVROS 2ArduSubYOLOEKF SLAMApache-2.0
Tactile Sensing
P1Research Track
Human-like Robot Skin
A compliant mutual-capacitance skin sensor that embeds an electrode matrix in layered silicone for precise, deformable, and replicable physical human-robot interaction research.
robot skinmutual capacitancepHRIsiliconeopen source
Tactile Interfaces
P2Research Track
Skin-On Interfaces
A bio-driven artificial-skin interface combining textured silicone, a conductive electrode grid, and multitouch sensing for pressure, stretch, pinch, and touch gestures.
artificial skinmultitouchdeformable inputMuCaHCI
Tactile Sensing
P2Research Track
eFlesh Magnetic Tactile Sensor
NYU's open-source touch sensor combines 3D-printed TPU microstructures, embedded magnets and a magnetometer board. A convex OBJ/STL design tool adapts it to fingertips, grippers and robot feet. Researchers report 95% slip-detection accuracy on unseen objects and 91% average success across four precise manipulation tasks; these are research results, not lab-validated guarantees.
magnetic tactileTPU 95A3D printingMLX90393slip detectionopen source
Tactile Sensing
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FlexiTac
A flexible tactile sensor project for adding contact and deformation feedback to hands and grippers.
touchsensorsgrippers
Tactile Sensing
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9DTact
A camera-based tactile sensor that reconstructs rich contact geometry for manipulation research.
vision tactilecontact
Robotic Hands
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ORCA Hand
An open robotic hand focused on accessible fabrication, repairable mechanics, and dexterous control.
dexterityopen hardware
Tactile Interfaces
P2Research Track
OSMO Tactile Glove
An open glove with twelve three-axis magnetic tactile sensors for human demonstrations and contact-rich robot skill transfer.
tactile gloveskill transferROS 2hand tracking
Tactile Interfaces
P1Building Soon
OpenTouch Glove
A personalized FPCB tactile glove for untethered full-hand relative-force mapping, WiReSens recording, and dexterous demonstration capture.
tactile gloveFPCBESP-NOWWiReSensresearch prototype
Wearables
P2Research Track
PolySense
An open fabrication process that uses in-situ polymerization to turn ordinary textiles, tape, yarn, and other fibrous materials into custom conductive and piezoresistive sensors.
smart textilespiezoresistivein-situ polymerizationwearableswet chemistry
Tactile Sensing
P2Reference
MIT STAG
A tactile sensing research reference for learning spatial contact and grasp interactions.
MITtouchresearch
Robotic Hands
P2Research Track
AmazingHand
A low-cost open 3D-printable robotic hand for learning actuation, mechanics, and grasp control.
3D printinghand
Robotic Hands
P2Research Track
DIY Atlas-Inspired Gripper
Nikodem Bartnik's independent Atlas-inspired gripper: Hackster reports seven SCS0009 servos, printed mechanics, and webcam hand tracking. A grasp-control study with no reported force or contact sensing; downloadable build files remain unverified.
Nikodem BartnikBoston Dynamics inspirationSCS0009XIAO3D printinghand tracking
Robotic Hands
P1Building Soon
DexHand V1
A low-cost printed humanoid hand with nineteen powered degrees of freedom for tendon routing, grasping, ROS 2, and teleoperation work.
19 DOF3D printingROS 2MediaPipeBLE
Robotic Hands
P2Research Track
LEAP Hand
A dexterous hand platform with simulation and software APIs for learned manipulation experiments.
dexteritysimulation
Wearables
P2Research Track
Open health ring research
Open smart-ring data and wearable-health experiments for PPG, SpO2, heart-rate sensing, and physiological analytics.
wearablesPPGSpO2sensor data
Fabrication
P1Building Soon
IndyMill
A documented metal CNC platform built from aluminum profiles, linear rails, ballscrews, laser-cut plates, and Arduino GRBL control for supervised wood, polymer, and aluminum machining.
CNCGRBLNEMA 23linear railsballscrewsmetal fabrication
Infrastructure
P2Watching
NetBox
Source-of-truth inventory for lab devices, racks, networks, power, ownership, and maintenance.
DCIMinventory
Infrastructure
P2Watching
OpenBMC
Open server-management firmware for learning remote operations as the compute fleet grows.
serversoperations
Infrastructure
P2Watching
SONiC
An open network operating system track for future multi-node compute and storage infrastructure.
networkingswitching
Infrastructure
P2Watching
SeaweedFS / Garage object storage
A local S3-compatible object layer for datasets, model artifacts, and data-lake workflows after the primary NAS is stable.
object storageS3datasetsML infrastructure
Mobile Robots
P2Reference
NASA Open Source Rover
A reference rover build for mechanical assembly, locomotion, field sensing, and education.
rovereducationJPL
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P0 builds
Storage, compute, and the first embodied-AI arm loop give the lab its local backbone.
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Infrastructure comes first
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Storage
TrueNAS or OpenZFS for durable data.
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Compute
A two-GPU local node before a rack.
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Versioning
DVC remotes for datasets and models.
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Object layer
S3 semantics only when projects need them.
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Operations
NetBox, BMC, and networking as nodes multiply.
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The local-first lab loop
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Store
NAS + DVC
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Train
GPU node
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Build
Arms + robots
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Deploy
Local AI
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Share
Open repos
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