Misty II

A small, friendly looking robot with a white base, vented torso, two small arms, and a rounded head with two expressive eyes and a strip of sensors on top.
What would you program Misty to do? Photo: Misty Robotics

Misty is a programmable personal robot platform for developers. You can create new skills or behaviors using programming languages JavaScript and Python. And you can add different sensors and accessories to make the robot more capable and useful.

Creator

Misty Robotics

(Misty is now part of Furhat Robotics.)

Year
2018
Country
United States 🇺🇸
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Did you know?

Misty Robotics is a startup spun out of Sphero, makers of the popular robotic ball of the same name.

Close-up of the back of the robot shows a small backpack with a vertical black handle.
Misty's special "backpack" holds an Arduino kit. Photo: Misty Robotics

Specs

Overview

Able to create 3D maps and moves autonomously and dynamically in response to its environment. Recognizes faces and objects and understands voice commands. Returns to charger autonomously. LCD face to display expressions and personality. Designed to be easy to program and integrate with sensing, vision, and machine-learning packages.

Status

Ongoing

Year

2018

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Width
20.3 cm
Height
35.5 cm
Length
25.4 cm
Weight
2.7 kg
Speed
2.5 km/h
Sensors

4K video sensor, twin infrared global shutter cameras (30 fps), infrared projector, three far-field microphone array, six capacitive touch panels, eight time-of-flight sensors, six bump sensors, and two internal inertial measurement units (IMUs).

Actuators

Two custom brushed DC drive motors, five clutched brushed DC motors

Degrees of Freedom (DoF)
7 (Neck: 3 DoF; Arm: 1 DoF x 2; Mobility: 2 DoF)
Materials

Injection molded ABS, acetal (gears), PMMA (clear components), and NBR (synthetic rubber for tracks).

Compute

Qualcomm 820 Snapdragon processor, Qualcomm 410 Snapdragon processor

Software

Windows 10 IoT Core, Android 7, custom motor controller and sensor RTOS, custom CV system, ability to utilize WinML and Tensorflow models.

Power

10400-mAh lithium-ion battery pack, 2 hours of operation (max), 30-60 minutes of operation (heavy use)

Cost
$2,400