Chinese humanoid robot manufacturer Ai.Frame just kicks off a crowdfunding campaign at Pozible, a global crowdfunding site, to raise a $5,000 round under the support of Loving the Crowd, a domestic crowdfunding consulting firm offering one-stop solutions to hardware developers and makers from China. The Ai.Frame Robot and Bird is powered by Arduino/STM32 and servo motors. The Ai.Frame Robot and Bird are programmable, have a shell that allows people to engrave customized messages and includes stylized accessories, and can be 3D printed. Ai.Frame is sold starting at $259, a quarter of the price of other sophisticated humanoid robots on the market, according to the crowdfunding site. image credit: Ai.Frame, Pozible