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[–] tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

The BOM for the components alone without the print is USD240. Why is the article talking about USD100?

[–] fhein@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Official repo says $114 per arm, but I didn't check their math :) https://github.com/huggingface/lerobot

[–] tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

Their build instructions state 242 for a single arm. Lots of contradicting information. Maybe they are betting on insane economies of scale... 🙄

Edit: Haha, I think I figured it out. USD 120 are the 3d print parts alone. That's not a false promise at all!

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 day ago

Still, that's an entirely attainable goal for a community of compassionate printers like us, right? Estimate $500 apiece, and still a steal compared to the competition, and just imagine the joy each will bring to the lucky recipient, too! That's awesome, any way ya slice it ^sorry-not-sorry^ 😜

[–] deafboy@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Still peanuts compared to Parlor 6 - 2450€ for a diy kit, 3690 € for the assembled thing.

[–] tofubl@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

I mean there are robot arms for a lot more than that, but that's not the point. It's like saying a Parol 6 costs 5 bucks, but it's actually the price of the mounting screws.