How much does it cost to play with Bambot?

About $300, per the bambot demo video caption.

Open source

timqian/bambot

Play with open source, low-cost AI robots with ease 🤖

979 starsTypeScriptUpdated 1y agoApache-2.0 license

Install

$ git clone https://github.com/timqian/bambot.git# then ask your coding agent> Set up bambot for "Play with Bambot, a ~$300 open-source humanoid you can try in the browser"  on my Bambot. Follow the README.

No published photo or video yet: repository detailstimqian/bambot

Play with Bambot, a ~$300 open-source humanoid you can try in the browser

Humanoid, Medium, $300

Bambot is an open-source, low-cost humanoid and arm project with a browser playground at bambot.org for controlling robots before you build one.

Cost $300: bambot demo video caption.

View build on GitHub ↗Share on X

Tim Qian's Bambot pairs SO-100-class arms with a simple mobile body, and the bambot.org site lets you play with robot models in the browser. The demo video is captioned 'open source, low-cost humanoid ($300)'.

Hardware & cost: Feetech servos and printed parts; about $300 per the project's demo caption.

Difficulty: Medium.

Agent install prompt (paste into Claude Code, Cursor or Codex): "Open https://bambot.org and https://github.com/timqian/bambot, run the web playground locally (`npm install && npm run dev` if the repo provides it) and show me how to connect my SO-100 arm over Web Serial."

Source: timqian/bambot on GitHub — https://github.com/timqian/bambot (facts checked against the project README, Oct 2026; prices vary by region).

Quick answers

How much does it cost to play with Bambot?: About $300, per the bambot demo video caption.
What do you need to play with Bambot?: Feetech servos and printed parts; about $300 per the project's demo caption.
How hard is it to play with Bambot?: Medium.

Interfaces