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RoverLite32

A mini Mecanum-wheel rover driven by an ESP32-Pico-D4 development board with OV2640 camera, dual DRV8833 motor drivers, Type-C interface, and PSRAM.

  • Wheeled
  • Open source
  • arduino
  • 3D printable

Suggested by Robotheca, created by @ViolinLee (opens in a new tab), from github.com/ViolinLee/RoverLite32-CPP (opens in a new tab). Pinned to commit 435780c (opens in a new tab).

Photo and 3D model

RoverLite32, photo from its repository
Photo:@ViolinLee (opens in a new tab)MITsource file (opens in a new tab)

3D preview converted from github.com/ViolinLee/RoverLite32-CPP at 435780c, under MIT. View the original files from GitHub (4.1 MB) (opens in a new tab)

What it can do

Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

  • Moves with four mecanum wheels
  • Controlled by remote control or autonomous navigation
  • Supports video transmission from an onboard camera

Bill of materials

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Build guide

The creator's steps, each with its instructions.

  1. 1Mechanism
  2. 2Electronics

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Guide by @ViolinLee (README.md), under MIT. The English translation is by Robotheca, shared under the same license.

Wiring and electronics

Notes written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Main parts

  • ESP32 microcontroller
  • Four mecanum wheel motors with drivers
  • Camera module for video transmission
  • Battery power supply

Connections

  • ESP32 connected to motor drivers via GPIO pins
  • Camera module connected to ESP32 via I2C or UART
  • Power distribution from battery to motors and ESP32