Asimov’s $15K DIY humanoid kit
Asimov launched a 'Here be Dragons' open‑source DIY humanoid kit targeting a $15,000 price and says it secured roughly $1 million in pre‑orders within 30 days. The rapid early demand highlights appetite for lower‑cost, modular humanoid hardware among hobbyists and small labs. (x.com)
The kit ships as a 1.20 m–tall, 35 kg humanoid with “25+2” degrees of freedom listed on the product page. (asimov.inc)) Reservations are taken with a $499 refundable deposit and the site states shipments will begin “in a few months,” with the robot delivered unassembled plus a full assembly manual and build videos. (asimov.inc)) Asimov published its bipedal leg design (Asimov v0) on GitHub in January 2026 and the organisation’s repo shows a full‑body build manual posted to the Asimov org on March 31, 2026 under an open hardware license. (github.com)) Mechanical details listed by reporters and the project include six‑DOF legs, an RSU ankle architecture and passive toe joints, and the hardware strategy emphasizes off‑the‑shelf actuators plus 3D‑printable structural parts to accelerate iteration. (robohorizon.com)) The Asimov project is developed by Menlo Research and is described on Menlo’s product page as running a Menlo OS stack that includes an Agent Platform, a sim validator named Uranus, a motor‑skill trainer called Cyclotron, and a Data Engine for telemetry and continuous improvement. (menlo.ai)) The GitHub asimov‑v0 repository has accumulated several hundred stars (around 619 at the time of indexing) and the project directs contributors and buyers to a Discord for community support, sponsorships, and manufacturing inquiries. (github.com))
