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{{Short description|Open-source branch of robotics}}

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[[Image:Icub full bodyP058324-119830_(cropped).JPGjpg|thumb|right|An open source [[iCub]] robot mounted on a supporting frame. The robot is 104 cm high and weighs around 22 kg.]]

'''Open-source robotics''' is a branch of [[robotics]] where robots are developed with [[open-source hardware]] and [[free and open-source software]], publicly sharing [[blueprint]]s, [[schematics]], and [[source code]]. It is thus closely related to the [[open design]] movement, the [[Maker culture|maker movement]]<ref>{{Cite book|last=Gibb|first=Alicia|title=Building Open Source Hardware: DIY Manufacturing for Hackers and Makers|___location=New York|publisher=Addison-Wesley|pages=253–277|year=2015|isbn=978-0-321-90604-5}}</ref> and [[open science]].