Spot Micro Quadruped Robot
A beginner-friendly open-source quadruped robot with 3D-printable parts and ROS-based control software.
- Quadruped
- Open source
- ROS
- 3D printable
Suggested by Robotheca, created by @bianglibeyond (opens in a new tab), from github.com/bianglibeyond/spotMicro-Chinese (opens in a new tab). Pinned to commit a23cd0b (opens in a new tab).
- Hardware license
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
- Software license
- MIT (opens in a new tab)
- Commercial use
- Allowed
Photo and 3D model
3D preview converted from github.com/bianglibeyond/spotMicro-Chinese at a23cd0b, under MIT. View the original files from GitHub (117.5 MB) (opens in a new tab)
What it can do
Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.
- Walks on four legs using inverse kinematics
- Moves legs in predefined gait patterns
- Accepts keyboard commands for basic motion
- Displays status on an LCD monitor
- Plots leg positions and gait data in real time
Bill of materials
This repository has no parts list Robotheca can read yet.
Build guide
The creator's steps, each with its instructions.
- 1Purchase hardware components
- 2Set up communication between your computer and the robot's computer
- 3Use the robot's computer to control the hardware
- 4Assemble the hardware components
- 5Make the robot walk
The guide appears here as you scroll.
Guide by @bianglibeyond (README.md), under MIT. The English translation is by Robotheca, shared under the same license.
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Wiring and electronics
Notes written by Robotheca from the project's documents.
Main parts
- Raspberry Pi as main controller
- 12 servo motors for leg joints
- I2C PWM board for servo control
- LCD monitor for status display
- Battery pack for power supply
Connections
- Servo motors connected to I2C PWM board via servo cables
- I2C PWM board connected to Raspberry Pi via I2C bus
- LCD monitor connected to Raspberry Pi via GPIO or USB