Tutorials about Building Your Arduino Robot Kits

Below are tutorials and resources for building and using your LittleBots Kits.  Use this page for the most up to date content around the LittleBots

Building

LittleArm 2C
  1. Assembling LittleArm 2C (Video)
  2. Assemble LittleArm 2C (PDF) - Updated 2/4/2017
  3. Waldo Wiring Diagram
  4. Sensor Cube Wiring Diagram
​LittleArm Big
  1. Assembling the LittleArm Big (PDF) - Updated 2/4/2017
  2. Assembling the Littlearm Big (Instructables)
Original LittleArm
  1. Parts List (Page)
  2. Assembling LittleArm Kit (Video)
  3. Assembling LittleArm Kit (PDF) - Updated 1/17/17
  4. Wiring Diagram (PDF)
LittleBot Budget
  1. Assembling the Littlebot Budget (written)
  2. Assembling the LittleBot Budget (Video)
  3. Connecting the Bluetooth App
  4. LittleBot Budget Walkthrough
LittleBot Original
  1. Assembling the LittleBot (Video)
  2. Assembling the LittleBot (Instructables)
  3. LittleBot Basic Wiring Diagram
  4. LittleBot Ultra Wiring Diagram
  5. Assembling the LittleBot Gripper Only
​Critter
  1. Assembling the Critter (Video)
  2. Assembling the Critter (Instructable)
  3. Using the App for the Critter (Video)
Waterbot
  1. Assembling the Waterbot (Instructable)

General Use

  1. Connecting the Bluetooth App for All LittleBots
  2. Training the LittleArm with GUI (includes 2C)
  3. Another Video on Training the LittleArm with the GUI
  4. Download and Run the LittleArm GUI

Programming

Arduino
Standard C Code
  1. Installing the Arduino IDE (Video)
  2. Overview of Using Arduino IDE (Video)
  3. Upload an Arduino Sketch
    1. Note: All the Littlebots use an Arduino Nano instead of an Arduino Uno as detailed in the tutorial.
  4. Built-in Arduino Programs (Page)
  5. Control Servo (Page)
  6. Control Servo (Video)

Blocklyduino
  1. Blink LED using Blockly (Video)
  2. Angle Controlled Servo  (Video)

Python
  1. Installing Python and Running LittleArm Program

MIT App Inventor
  1. Introductory Tutorials to App Inventor
  2. Controlling the Arduino with App Inventor

Electronics

Arduino
  1. Arduino Board and Pins (Video)
  2. How a Breadboard Works
  3. How an Ultrasonic Sensor Works
  4. How a Potentiometer Works
  5. How a Bluetooth Module Works
  6. Programming an Ultrasonic Sensor in Arduino

CAD

Autodesk Inventor
  1. Basic 2D Sketch (Video)
  2. Constraints (Video)
  3. Extrusion (Video)
  4. Make a Chain Link (Video) (Note: Video demonstrates quickly in beginning then goes through step by step)
  5. Introduction to Assembly (Video)
  6. Mate: Assembly Constraints (Video)
  7. Assembly Joints (Video) (Note: Demonstration begins at about 6 min)