A variety of factors can propel a Kickstarter project to funding success, but there’s no denying that the sheer seductiveness of the product is a big one. Case in point: RAPIRO. Short for RAspberry PI RObot, RAPIRO is a super-cute humanlike mini-robot now being offered as a kit on Kickstarter. When assembled, it can walk on its feet, grip items in its hands and swivel its head and waist. The self-assemble project takes advantage of connections to an optional miniature Linux computer — none other than the diminutive Raspberry Pi.
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RAPIRO: This Little Robot Likes Raspberry Pi
Posted by: Patrick Nelson August 13, 2013 05:00 AMA variety of factors can propel a Kickstarter project to funding success, but there’s no denying that the sheer seductiveness of the product is a big one. Case in point: RAPIRO. Short for RAspberry PI RObot, RAPIRO is a super-cute humanlike mini-robot now being offered as a kit on Kickstarter. When assembled, it can walk on its feet, grip items in its hands and swivel its head and waist. The self-assemble project takes advantage of connections to an optional miniature Linux computer — none other than the diminutive Raspberry Pi.