# Overview

Asimov is an open-source humanoid robot. This documentation covers everything you need to build, program, and run it.

## What's Here

- **Software** - Two processes run on two boards. The firmware handles motors and balance. The manager handles cameras, audio, and network.
- **Hardware** - 27 DOF (12 leg motors enabled), dual compute boards, IMU, cameras.
- **Locomotion** - RL-based walking policy. Send velocity commands, it walks.
- **Manipulation** - Arm control (coming soon).

## Quick Start

Send a command to make the robot stand:

```python
import socket
from asimov_command_pb2 import RobotCommand, ControlMode

sock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_DGRAM)
robot = ('192.168.1.100', 8888)

cmd = RobotCommand()
cmd.mode = ControlMode.CONTROL_MODE_STAND
cmd.enable = True
sock.sendto(cmd.SerializeToString(), robot)
```

See [Quick Start](software/firmware/quickstart) for the full walkthrough.

## Next Steps

- [Asimov Firmware](software/firmware/overview) - Control the robot
- [Asimov Manager](software/manager/overview) - Stream video and audio
- [Hardware](hardware/index) - What's inside

## Contributing

We welcome contributions. Open a PR or file an issue on GitHub.

## Contact

Questions? Open an issue or join the Discord.