/LogoBot

Cheap, extensible mobile robot design based on Arduino - inspired by Mirobot and others

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LogoBot

Cheap, extensible mobile robot design based on Arduino - inspired by Mirobot and others. Many of the parts are 3D printed, using a tool-less pin system to connect to the base plate. The non-printable vitamins are low-cost, common and globally available.

See the Assembly Guides for easy to follow build instructions and links to the printable STLs.

Developed by the Swindon Makerspace (UK) - see LogoBot wiki page and related Google Groups thread

Various photos of LogoBot builds can be found on the Flickr group, please contribute if you build one! Videos are collated in the LogoBot youtube playlist.

Two of the variants are shown below - the basic design and the Scribbler variant that includes a pen lift:

Design Principles

  • Help teach electronics, programming, 3D design and 3D printing (both to ourselves and others)
  • Highly interactive - to attract/hold attention
  • Cheap (Total BOM <£20)
  • Suitable for ages 6 - 100
  • Simplicity is key - all parts/functionality must be easy to explain and understandable by 6-yr olds
  • Solderless (where practical)
  • Extensible - more sensors, more functionality
  • Personalisable - we don't want lots of bland, generic little robots
  • Include a Logo interpreter - as per it's namesake :)

File Structure

  • hardware - all OpenSCAD models, and will contains electronic models in the future (e.g. PCB layout)
  • software - firmwares and host implementations

Contributions

Development planning will be coordinated through the normal Wednesday meetings (i.e. who is working on what). All project members will be given write access to the repo.