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I take advantage of this thread to ask about an educational idea that is connected with hardware but is not looking for a business but a way of social contribution.

The idea is to do basically something like Romo [1] (they closed) but at the cheapest price possible (assuming a level of quality). This is along the lines of OLPC [2]. I imagine a simple vehicle that is controlled by a mobile "smart" device and you can take the advantage of the capabilities of this device (e.g. camera).

The Bandai SmartPet Robot Dog is at USD ~52 now [3]. How cheaper can all this? Not assuming worker cost just components, it can be open hardware. I understand that a level of quality should be achieved. For example, the motors used should be protected against burn.

[1] https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/peterseid/romo-the-smar...

[2] https://laptop.org/

[3] https://www.japantrendshop.com/bandai-smartpet-robot-dog-p-1...




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