Nix Robot - a Machine That Walks, Speaks, and Kicks
This robotic system 🤖 is a walking and speaking machine that could be based either on a Raspberry Pi and programmed using Python or on Arduino with C++. The choice of the platform is the user's (or maker's).
This machine possesses the following tech specs:
- DOF: 8 (eight servos)
- Maximum speed: ~10 cm/second
- Power consumption: ~64 W
- Height: 12 inches (30 cm)
- Width: 7 inches (18 cm)
- Mass: 3.3 pounds (1.5 kg)
Video of full making story and performance demonstration:
Do you wish to build this model for yourself?
It is easy, just get this book: Build the Bipedal Walking Robot: A DIY Guide to 3D Printing, Assembly, and Coding with Arduino and Raspberry Pi, independently published, ISBN 9798278222026, 9798278612087, 2025.
Contains complete assembly manual with detailed pictures and many code examples for gaits and other moves.
Contains complete assembly manual with detailed pictures and many code examples for gaits and other moves.
Page published: December 31, 2025