Right now, all over the world, 3D printing hackers and robotics enthusiasts are printing their own Open Source sub-$1k, life-size humanoid robot from the inMoov project created by gael langevin (known on Thingiverse as hairygael).

In fact, for many weeks one frequent participant in Adafruit Google+ Community, Zviad Sulaberidze, has been sharing his progress printing one of these! (See the first photo at bottom.)

The video above is representative, and also is a favorite because of a demonstration about halfway through. (“4:52 we are going to die” says one commenter, and Gael responds with “Unfortunately yes, it has always been that way on our planet earth.”) But remember that this is an open source project — and a popular one, even though this is a very difficult printing project — so there are many new contributions from the community, including Joel Hackett’s python scripts to make InMoov talk (video). (Video below.)

Check out the InMoov blog here for updates and to see the additions others are making to these fascinating robots!

Every Thursday is #3dthursday here at Adafruit! The DIY 3D printing community has passion and dedication for making solid objects from digital models. Recently, we have noticed electronics projects integrated with 3D printed enclosures, brackets, and sculptures, so each Thursday we celebrate and highlight these bold pioneers!

Have you considered building a 3D project around an Arduino or other microcontroller? How about printing a bracket to mount your Raspberry Pi to the back of your HD monitor? And don’t forget the countless LED projects that are possible when you are modeling your projects in 3D!

The Adafruit Learning System has dozens of great tools to get you well on your way to creating incredible works of engineering, interactive art, and design with your 3D printer! If you’ve made a cool project that combines 3D printing and electronics, be sure to let us know, and we’ll feature it here!