The robot is on its feet#

The robot can now stand, walk and respond to commands. Two days ago, the printed chassis could not stand on its MG90 servos. That was the starting point for the lighter rebuild, material removal and shorter-carrier work described in the October 6 entry.

The carapace pieces are not attached yet, so the robot is still “naked.” I have not tested Active Operator.

October 8 physical Ainekio V2 standing on a desk, with exposed wiring, printed leg linkages and an illuminated cyan face; the carapace is not attached. — October 8: standing with the carapace off.

Two days of build progress, side by side#

Question	October 6 report	October 8 report
Can the assembled robot stand?	The printed chassis could not stand on its MG90 servos	The robot can stand
Can it walk?	Revised parts were still printing; the new assembly had not been tested	Walking
Does it respond to commands?	The entry focused on the failed standing attempt and rebuild	Responds to commands
What is fitted?	Chassis printed; LCD and shell pieces not printed for that attempt	Photo shows the exposed assembly and illuminated LCD; carapace pieces are not attached
Active Operator	No physical acceptance result	Explicitly not tested
Weight and lifting force	Approximately 20% lighter and 20% more lifting force were estimates	No new measurements supplied; those estimates remain estimates
Battery endurance	Not measured	No runtime measurement supplied

Still to measure: walking speed and distance, behavior on different surfaces, endurance, and loaded gestures. I also need to record the installed calibration and part revisions.

The printed-part record is growing#

All design work continues in Blender. The robot repository now includes more of the printable hardware behind the assembly. The table lists the latest export revisions.

Assembly area	Newly recorded files	Where to inspect them
Compact legs	35 mm carrier exports, plus 20 mm recessed-horn cranks and 28 mm pickup parts	October 7 hardware snapshot
Electronics and power packaging	Wireless bridge, board retainers, battery cradle and rear power-carrier parts	October 7 export set
Display support	Left/right front-panel braces and the LCD carrier	October 8 LCD support exports
Speaker mounting	A holder identified in the source as “Speaker holder - 20x30”	October 8 speaker housing

The current local work also includes camera-carrier and longer front-tray exports. Those are still uncommitted at this review. They are not included in the linked repository snapshots above.

The parts and assembly guide retains earlier options, prototype photographs and print downloads. The compact-linkage study explains the 35/20/28 mm candidate and its remaining reach/travel questions. The new walking report does not identify the exact firmware/model revision used, so it should not be used to declare every offline motion or clearance check complete.

The face is now part of the physical build#

The photograph shows the wide LCD displaying its cyan resting expression. The firmware records also document October 6 LCD/camera orientation fixes, a working-speaker report, and wake-word transport checks. The face and media update separates those device records from the newer local expression refinements.

MetaHuman and Body Control have also changed: request handling, conversation, task planning and connection selection are being developed together. The responsive-command update describes that software work and its current test boundaries.

What remains to document#

The carapace still needs attaching, and Active Operator needs its own test. Useful next measurements are the assembled mass, exact power arrangement, walking settings and duration, and the flashed firmware/calibration revision. None of those values is inferred from the photograph.

Sources: the owner’s October 8 report and photograph, the linked hardware commits, and the source and image manifest. The gait journal now records this physical milestone alongside the earlier calculations and unsuccessful standing attempt.