THE PROJECT NOTEBOOK / 03

From the
workbench.

Robots, experiments, and the details behind them. Explore what’s being built and follow each project as it develops.

3 ROBOT PROJECTSINDEPENDENT BUILDS · BY ERIK

01 / Desk companion

Desco↗

An expressive Raspberry Pi desk companion with an animated touchscreen face, camera-based face following, and a moving head.

Raspberry Pi · RoboticsExplore the build

The built blue and black iOlly 2-DOF quadruped with four curved feet and a round head

Built prototype

02 / Quadruped

iOlly↗

A 3D-printed quadruped with a moving head, eight leg servos, and an ESP8266 at its heart. Meet the original 2-DOF build.

ESP8266 · 3D printingExplore the build

CAD render of the orange-and-black iOlly 4DOF quadruped

Built prototype

03 / 4-DOF quadruped

iOlly 4DOF↗

An orange-and-black quadruped with articulated legs and a rounded head. Follow this separate iOlly build through its progress videos and original component drawings.

4 DOF · PrototypeExplore the build