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
- Assembling LittleArm 2C (Video)
- Assemble LittleArm 2C (PDF) - Updated 2/4/2017
- Waldo Wiring Diagram
- Sensor Cube Wiring Diagram
- Assembling the LittleArm Big (PDF) - Updated 2/4/2017
- Assembling the Littlearm Big (Instructables)
- Parts List (Page)
- Assembling LittleArm Kit (Video)
- Assembling LittleArm Kit (PDF) - Updated 1/17/17
- Wiring Diagram (PDF)
- Assembling the Littlebot Budget (written)
- Assembling the LittleBot Budget (Video)
- Connecting the Bluetooth App
- LittleBot Budget Walkthrough
- Assembling the LittleBot (Video)
- Assembling the LittleBot (Instructables)
- LittleBot Basic Wiring Diagram
- LittleBot Ultra Wiring Diagram
- Assembling the LittleBot Gripper Only
- Assembling the Critter (Video)
- Assembling the Critter (Instructable)
- Using the App for the Critter (Video)
- Assembling the Waterbot (Instructable)
General Use
Programming
Arduino
Standard C Code
Blocklyduino
Python
MIT App Inventor
Standard C Code
- Installing the Arduino IDE (Video)
- Overview of Using Arduino IDE (Video)
- Upload an Arduino Sketch
- Note: All the Littlebots use an Arduino Nano instead of an Arduino Uno as detailed in the tutorial.
- Built-in Arduino Programs (Page)
- Control Servo (Page)
- Control Servo (Video)
Blocklyduino
- Blink LED using Blockly (Video)
- Angle Controlled Servo (Video)
Python
MIT App Inventor
Electronics
Arduino
CAD
Autodesk Inventor
- Basic 2D Sketch (Video)
- Constraints (Video)
- Extrusion (Video)
- Make a Chain Link (Video) (Note: Video demonstrates quickly in beginning then goes through step by step)
- Introduction to Assembly (Video)
- Mate: Assembly Constraints (Video)
- Assembly Joints (Video) (Note: Demonstration begins at about 6 min)