1. Principles and practices¶
This week I worked on defining my final project idea and started to getting used to the documentation process.
This week checklist¶
- [✓] Read the Fab Charter
- [✓] Sketched my final project idea
- [✓] Described what it will do and who will use it
Potential final project ideas¶
I have always designed Bionic Quadruped Robot and fascinated by this subject for many years.
So I want to design a robot for a STEAM course to arouse students’ interest in making robots and promote maker culture.
Evolution of my Quadruped Robot¶
I would like to share some old works here and hope you can feel my passion and love for Quadruped Robot.
Research¶
I usually go to different design websites such as Pinterest to observe other people’s designs, understand their design concepts, the mechanical structure of the robot, electronic parts, and how to code.
Summarize¶
I set the following conditions for my robot
- It’s easy to prepare and assemble, suitable for robot beginners and academy
- Simple design, easy to produce by 3D printer
- Print all 3D parts less than 24 hrs
- 8 DOF
- Fully self-produce control board
- Compatible with Arduino IDE
- Less text and most picture assembly instruction to reduce language barriers
- Affordable
My draft¶
Useful links¶
I am looking for inspiration from the following websites, I hope these links can help you too.