A Desktop Arduino Social Robotics Kit

There are a lot of Robot Kits and Toys out there. But they all are basically RC cars or just have a few pre-recorded motions that get old. We wanted to make a robot that really seemed alive and spontaneous. And we did it.
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 LittleBot Buddy is the 9th robot that we have made at Slant Robotics. The first 8 were directed entirely at makers and  STEM education.  We wanted to make robotics and STEM exciting and fun. It's no different with Buddy. Except now anyone can enjoy this robot. Whether you are a builder or not. You can just "hang out" with Buddy. 

Buddy 3D Printed Arduino Robotics Kit

$69.00

Buddy is a DIY arduino robotics kit. Based on the Arduino Nano you can build Buddy and then download and edit his primary arduino code to learn how he works and make him work better.

This kit does require assembly and knowledge of the Arduino IDE.

Included in Kit

  • Arduino Nano
  • Littlebots Mainboard
  • Servos
  • Ultrasonic Sensor
  • All 3D Printed Parts (colors will vary)
  • Arduino Code for the kit.
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Buddy Build Tutorial
assembly_calibration_code.zip
File Size: 1 kb
File Type: zip
Download File
Before Assembly. Attached the servos to the board and run this code. It will preposition the servos for assembly. It will put them in the position to have buddy with his head forward, center, down and level. If you run this code ahead of time then you may ignore the manual positioning instructions in the build manual and just assembly him in the position just stated
Software for Buddy Robot
Below are two versions of the Buddy Arduino Firmware. The Version 0.3.2 is for Buddies without a buzzer for speech. and the Version 0.4 are for Talking Buddies with Buzzers. Both versions of Software are fully functional. But we expect to continually update them over the next year to add more features. So we aren't quite ready to call either Version 1. Enjoy
Standard Buddy
buddy_version0.3.2.zip
File Size: 7 kb
File Type: zip
Download File
Talking Buddy
Achieved by connecting the Buzzer to Pins S9 on the board
buddy_version0.4_for_buzzer.zip
File Size: 7 kb
File Type: zip
Download File

How He Works

Buddy uses his sensors and motion to learn about and react to the world around him. He constantly updates this model in order to know how to react and generate what he thinks is around him.

Tutorials and Resources

Everything to build Buddy is documented so that you can create him also. We will also be adding code samples and other resouces so if you want to expand on Buddy you certainly can in order to teach or learn new parts of robotics.