In March 2024, Abhishek Gupta, Jackson Jesionowski, and Ashish Gupta based Open Droids across the thought of making an open-source robotic platform.
The San Francisco-based firm launched the R1D1 single-arm cellular manipulator in August 2024 and had a sales space within the startup zone at RoboBusiness 2024. Nonetheless, Open Droids didn’t have a bodily robotic on the present.
Open Droids begins with R1D1
The corporate mentioned its first product is designed for a variety of purposes, from home chores to industrial duties. R1D1 includes a six degree-of-freedom (DoF) robotic arm with a 62.2 cm (24.4 in.) attain and three kg (6.6 lb.) payload.
The robotic’s 1.22 m (4 ft.) vertical-stroke actuator permits for top changes, enabling operation throughout varied surfaces and environments, in accordance with Open Droids. The R1D1 options an autonomous cellular robotic (AMR) base.
The cellular manipulator has a depth digital camera and superior picture processing with real-time visible notion for autonomous navigation. Self-charging capabilities by way of automated docking guarantee steady operation, and the unit can transfer as much as 0.67 meters per second (1.4 mph).
Extra robots coming for retailers, researchers
Open Droids mentioned it’s in talks with Baskin-Robbins and Subway for pre-orders. As seen within the video above, the corporate envisions the robotic serving to round a retailer by aiding with replenishment duties, cleansing up, and even scooping ice cream.
At CES 2025, Open Droids plans to exhibit its second mannequin, the R2D3, a dual-arm replace of the R1D1. The corporate is on a quick monitor to deliver these options to market and is hiring engineering staffers within the U.S., Canada, and India.
Open Droids mentioned its product roadmap contains purposes for home chores, nursing, retail, and eating places.
At a price ticket of $18,500, the R1D1 can also be an possibility for college analysis labs searching for an reasonably priced cellular manipulator to develop and consider new software program or sensors. The corporate added that its mission helps analysis and improvement.