Summary of MAYBE ONE OF THE MOST ADORABLE OBSTACLE AVOIDING ROBOTS YOU’VE SEEN
This article highlights a charming obstacle-avoiding robot by Brown Dog Gadgets that merges LEGO bricks with Arduino and Crazy Circuits technology. The design features a portable battery pack encased in LEGO, a custom robotics controller board enabling solderless GPIO connections, and standard LEGO wheels with a caster for movement. This project simplifies DIY STEM by integrating two popular tools seamlessly.
Parts used in the Brown Dog Gadgets Obstacle Avoiding Robot:
- LEGO pieces
- Arduino microcontroller
- Crazy Circuits (in-house invention)
- Portable battery pack
- Robotics controller board
- LEGO wheels
- Caster
We’re all pretty well-acquainted with the obstacle avoiding robot. These little inventions use a proximity sensor to detect an object in front of the robot, then circumvent the object accordingly. Brown Dog Gadgets’ little robot really caught our eye, mostly because it’s kind of cute.
This little robot combines a few LEGO pieces, Arduino, and Brown Dog Gadgets’ own in-house invention, Crazy Circuits. The LEGO pieces make up the body of the robot, craftily enclosing a small portable battery pack used to power the bot. Brown Dog Gadgets uses another home-grown design, their robotics controller board, breaking out a few GPIO pins of an Arduino-compatible microcontroller into LEGO-compatible connections. This makes it easy to interface two of our favorite DIY STEM tools using a solderless connection.
Add a few LEGO wheels and a caster for pivoting and you’ve got a pretty simple, little robot. Fortunately, Brown Dog Gadgets was very thorough in their write-up, so head on over to their Instructable for all the details.
In the meantime, we’ve got a rich history of obstacle-avoiding robots here on Hackaday. Take a look around.
Source: MAYBE ONE OF THE MOST ADORABLE OBSTACLE AVOIDING ROBOTS YOU’VE SEEN
- How does the robot detect objects?
The robot uses a proximity sensor to detect an object in front of it. - What components make up the robot body?
LEGO pieces form the body and enclose the portable battery pack. - Can I interface LEGO and Arduino without soldering?
Yes, the robotics controller board breaks out GPIO pins into LEGO-compatible connections for solderless interfacing. - What allows the robot to pivot?
A caster is added alongside LEGO wheels to enable pivoting. - Where can I find detailed instructions?
Full details are available on the Brown Dog Gadgets Instructable page. - Is this robot considered cute?
Yes, the article notes that the little robot really caught their eye because it is kind of cute.
