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.
Developed by the Swindon Hackspace (UK) - see LogoBot wiki page and related Google Groups thread
See the Assembly Guides for easy to follow build instructions and links to the printable STLs. Two of the variants are shown below - the basic design and the Scribbler variant that includes a pen lift.
- 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 :)
- hardware - all OpenSCAD models, and will contains electronic models in the future (e.g. PCB layout)
- software - firmwares and host implementations
Development planning will be coordinated through the normal Wednesday Hackspace meetings (i.e. who is working on what). All project members will be given write access to the repo.