Archie - Biped Robot
The original, smaller biped robot. A legacy build focused on early modular experimentation.
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The original, smaller biped robot. A legacy build focused on early modular experimentation.
The current stable build: robust, modular, and ideal for reliable operation and education.
A next-generation preview release with a custom CM5 carrier board and expanded connectivity.
Build a lightsaber hilt with a Raspberry Pi Pico and Neopixels.
A hidden LED matrix map that shows the location of a user.
A custom carrier board designed to streamline the Raspberry Pi CM5 for robotics.
Notes from the bench
When a robot has sensors, motors, and a network connection, the difficult part is often not making it move. The difficult part is deciding what the current state means and choosing a useful next ac...
Keeping track of electronic components and parts can be a challenge for hobbyists and makers. The Inventory Management App is a command-line tool designed to make this process simple, flexible, and...
When designing a bipedal walking robot, one of the most important early design choices is how to configure the degrees of freedom in the legs. In the modular biped robot, each leg has four servos t...
Over the last few years I have made everything from an autonomous bipedal robot to a time machine, but the one thing I always thought my workshop was lacking was a maniacal sentient robot with acce...
Creating a custom carrier board for the Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) can seem daunting—but with the right tools and best practices, it becomes a highly rewarding venture. Whether you’re buil...
I recently purchased a Raspberry Pi Compute Module 5 (CM5) and wanted to flash it with the Raspberry Pi OS using a laptop running Ubuntu 20.04, but was faced with an error when trying to flash the ...
The Raspberry Pi Pico is a powerful microcontroller that can be used for a variety of projects. I recently began a build to create a controller to interface with projects via the Pico’s wifi and bl...
As the IoT landscape expands, more devices communicate on the 433 MHz frequency, a common frequency for home automation systems, remote controls, weather stations, and similar IoT devices. With the...
In modern software development, managing dependencies and configuring environments can often be a tedious and error-prone task. To simplify this process, we’ve revamped our install.sh script, which...
Emir Hamurcu has been collaborating with the OpenBCI Discovery Program to develop a Brain-Computer Interface (BCI) system that allows users to control devices with their thoughts. This innovative t...