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Show HN: Rebuild of Blossom, an open-source social robot

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The creator of Blossom, an open-source social robot platform for human-robot interaction research, has rebuilt the entire system. This rebuild includes a redesigned inner frame inspired by model kits, a refactored codebase into a Python library called r0b0, and updated hardware with newer Dynamixel servos. The new version also features an improved telepresence interface and conversational interaction capabilities powered by a language model. AI

IMPACT Enhances open-source HRI research tools with integrated language model capabilities.

RANK_REASON This is an update to an existing open-source robot platform, not a new frontier model release or significant industry event.

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