A tiny humanoid robot uses an Android phone as its brain, and it costs just $400

Researchers have developed an affordable humanoid robot that can walk, follow people, and get back on its feet, all with a little help from an ordinary smartphone.
Tech Times on MSN

UCLA open-sources PhoneBot: One Android phone replaces five humanoid robot systems

Open-source humanoid robot PhoneBot from UCLA uses a commodity Android phone priced at $50 to $80 to replace five robot ...

PhoneBot: Humanoid open-source robot based on an old smartphone

Researchers have developed an inexpensive humanoid robot based on an Android smartphone. Control and sensor usage are handled by a smartphone.
Hackster.io

Don't Throw Away Your Old Phone — Build a Robot Instead

UCLA researchers built PhoneBot, a $400 open source humanoid robot that uses an old Android smartphone for processing and sensing.
Sportico on MSNOpinion

The robots are here, and they're coming for sports

Today’s guest column is by professors John Cairney and Rick Burton. A recent New York Times story about "robot athletes" ...