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Afreez Gan: Open Source Robot Dog, Kickstarter, and Home Robots | Sense Think Act Podcast #18
In this episode, Audrow Nash speaks to Afreez Gan, who is the founder and CEO of MangDang; MangDang is a Chinese startup that makes Minipupper, an open source robot dog that uses the Robot Operating System (ROS). Minipupper was inspired by and built with lessons learned from the Stanford Pupper, an open source robot dog. In this interview, Afreez speaks about Minipupper’s hardware, software, and documentation, about manufacturing Minipupper, and about his eventual goal of building a home robot dog.
Episode Links
- Download the episode
- Afreez’s LinkedIn
- MangDang’s website
- Minipupper’s Kickstarter
- MangDang’s Github
Podcast info
tags: c-Research-Innovation
Audrow Nash
is a Software Engineer at Open Robotics and the host of the Sense Think Act Podcast
Audrow Nash
is a Software Engineer at Open Robotics and the host of the Sense Think Act Podcast
Sense Think Act Podcast
is a long-form, technical podcast about all areas of robotics that is hosted by Audrow Nash and sponsored by Open Robotics
Sense Think Act Podcast
is a long-form, technical podcast about all areas of robotics that is hosted by Audrow Nash and sponsored by Open Robotics
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