Field noteOct 21, 20261 min read1 source

asimov-1: v1 of Asimov, an open-source humanoid robot

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Menlo Research has published Asimov 1, an open-source humanoid robot project on GitHub.

What changed: Asimov-1 is a separate open-source humanoid robot project from Menlo Research, distinct from RoboParty’s RP1 launch.

The repository includes mechanical and electrical CAD, wiring-harness material, schematics and PCB files, a MuJoCo simulation model, and onboard software. The project uses CERN-OHL-S-2.0 for hardware material and GPL-2.0 for software.

Asimov 1 is specified as a 1.2 m, 35 kg biped with 25 actuated degrees of freedom. Its listed onboard compute is a Raspberry Pi 5 for media and networking plus a Radxa CM5 for motion control. The repository lists a monocular 2 MP camera, IMUs, microphone array, speaker, and CAN buses; lidar and a 360 camera are not included in the DIY kit.

Menlo offers an unassembled DIY kit for $20,000 and says it is shipping now. Builders can alternatively self-source parts using the BOM, assembly material, and fabrication manifest. The repository's roadmap marks an Asimov Edge component and a locomotion policy as future work. The source does not establish autonomous deployment performance, real-world reliability, or independently verified training results.

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  1. 1github.com/menloresearch/asimov-1
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