Rebuild of Blossom, an open-source social robot
From the post: Blossom is an open-source robot platform for human-robot interaction (HRI) research that I developed during my PhD. I’ve used Blossom for research in design, machine learning, and telepresence; others have made Blossoms for their own research purposes. I have continued working on “rebuilding” the entire platform: I redesigned the inner frame as a model kit, complete with Gunpla-inspired runners and instructions, and refactored the codebase as r0b0, a Python library for communicating between hardware peripherals and software applications. In preparation to present Blossom at…
Rebuild of Blossom, an open-source social robot launched on November 20, 2024 with 58 votes, #495 of 4,990 launches that month and more than 90% of that year's launches. The site was not reachable when checked in September 2026.
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Rebuild of Blossom is an open-source social robot platform designed for human-robot interaction research. The project includes a redesigned inner frame formatted as an assembly model kit with instructions and r0b0, a Python library for connecting hardware and software. The platform supports research applications in design, machine learning, and telepresence, and includes conversational capabilities powered by language models. Complete documentation and code are available on GitHub for researchers and makers to build and customize their own robots.
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From the post: Blossom is an open-source robot platform for human-robot interaction (HRI) research that I developed during my PhD. I’ve used Blossom for research in design, machine learning, and telepresence; others have made Blossoms for their own research purposes. I have continued working on “rebuilding” the…
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