CARA 2.0 — Aaed Musa

kept by eddie may 06

Aaed Musa details building CARA 2.0, a $1,000 quadruped robot that uses rewound BLDC motors and custom capstan drives to achieve dynamic, low-cost locomotion for hobbyists and researchers.

CARA 2.0 – “I Built a Better Robot Dog”
CARA 2.0 is a sub-$1000 quadruped robot built by Aaed Musa using cheap drone motors and controllers to make dynamic legged robots accessible to hobbyists and researchers.
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