ProfileBlock - Balancing Robot - DIY Robot Platform

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ProfileBlock™ - Balancing Robot - DIY Robots Platform

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3D Design Tool: SketchUp Pro

ProfileBlock's robots are built on top of an open source Arduino-based(with ESP8266, Raspberry Pi) platform.

• Self Balancing Robot (eX-Robot, B-Robot, Roverbot, ...
  • 1 https://youtu.be/yUEGPzcLrT0
  • 2 https://youtu.be/GBzCG3s8HUw
  • 3 https://youtu.be/doZN54FWyQQ
  • 4 https://youtu.be/MALJrZCLNYo
  • 5 https://youtu.be/9zdlfkKI_mE
  • 6 https://youtu.be/HBjeSd7bPsw
  • 7 https://youtu.be/UA2rX-h0y3c

Hardware

Base Plate(Parts):

• 6 x ProfileBlock DF 2020 85mm
• Acrylic Plate (t = 3mm)
  • 1 x Top Plate
  • 1 x Bottom Plate
  • 2 x Step Motor Mount Plate
  • 1 x Front Plate
  • 1 x Rear Plate
• 3D Printing Parts
  • 2 x Servo Mount ProfoleBlock
  • 12 x Knob M5 Hexaheard
  • 2 x Wheels 100mm or Inline Wheels 70mm(with 2 x Inline Wheels Hub)
  • 2 x Tire Mudguards
  • 1 x Stand
  • 1 x Battery Holder
• Wheels
  • 2 x O-ring 100mm(OD) x 5mm(T)

Step Motor:

• 2 x NEMA 17 - Phase: 4, Step Angle: 1.8 Deg/Step, Holding Torque: 2.6Kg.cm

Servo:

• 1 x SG90 Metal Servo or Standard Servo (Option)

Bolts and Nuts:

• 12 x M5 8mm Nylon Bolts (***M5 Need taping)
• 12 x M5 Nylon Nuts
• 8 x M3 8mm Bolts
• 4 x M3 10mm Bolts
• 4 x M3 15mm Bolts
• 8 x M3 Nuts

Electrical

Control Board:

• 1 x ESP8266 Witty Cloud or WeMos D1 mini (eX-Robot)
• 1 x GY-521 (MPU6050)
• 2 x A4988 Step Motor Drive
• 1 x LM1117-5.0 5,0V 1A Regulator
• 1 x LM1117-3,3 3,3V 1A Regulator
• 6 x 100uF 25V Capacitor
• 4 x 0.1uF Capacitor
• 1 x 220KOhm Resistor
• 1 x 100KOhm Resistor
• 4 x 10KOhm Resistor
• 7 x 8P Female Pin Header Connector 2.54mm Pitch
• 3 x 4P Male Pin Header Connector 2.54mm Pitch
• 2 x 3P Male Pin Header Connector 2.54mm Pitch
• 3 x 2P Male Pin Header Connector 2.54mm Pitch
• 1 x 2EDGK 5.08mm 2P Plug-in terminal connectors set
• 1 x Right Angle SPDT 4 Pin On-On I/O Boat Rocker Switch

Power Requirements:

• 8.4VDC ~ 12 VDC

Battery:

• 2 x 18650 Litum Ion Battery

Software:

• Arduino IDE (ESP8266 ESP-12E/F)
• Support SoftAP and Station mode
• Support OTA (at Local network)
• Support mDNS (at Local network)
• TouchOSC UDP control

Code:

• Source code is available here: https://github.com/ZalophusDokdo/eX-Robot-ESP

The open source ProfileBlock hardware and software is free and made with love. Please show your level of support with a voluntary donation.

Donate: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=RDN7ZGAVFS5UE

Zalophus's DesignHouse: http://zalophus.tistory.com/ and https://zddh.blogspot.com/

Category: Robotics