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Table 1: Comparing what is included in the base kits
*1 – controller / driver board includes an arduino compatible AVR microcontroller
How to Make a Raspberry Pi LEGO Robot: Part 1
• Andrew Oakley has a project page for his LEGO-based
Pi robot with detailed instructions on how to build it.
• www.aoakley.com/articles/2013-09-19-raspberry-pi-
lego-robot-part1.php
Building a Remote Control Vehicle Using a
Raspberry Pi
• This project uses a small tank chassis with a Pi face
add-on board to build a small remote tank style bot.
• http://raspberrywebserver.com/gpio/piface/
building-a-remote-control-vehicle-using-a-raspberry-pi.html
What if You
Don’t Want
to Follow an
Existing
Project?
I am glad you asked! In
future articles in this series, I
will go over what you need to
do in order to “roll your own”
DIY robot.
Q/A
If you have any Raspberry
Pi robotics related questions,
please email me at
bill@mikronauts.com and I will
respond to selected questions
in the next article. SV
Ryantek PiCy CameraBot GoPiGo DiddyBorg
Chassis 2WD 2WD 2WD 2WD 6WD
Levels 1 1 2 2 2
Motor Driver SN754410NL FETs Dagu Mini SN754410NL 3xPicoBorg
Motor Type Gear Motor Gear Motor Gear Motor Gear Motor Gear Motor
MotorBattery 4xAA 2xAA 6xAA 6xAA 10xAA
Pi Battery
UBEC 5V Included DC-DC equiv
MCU Arduino *1 Arduino *1
I2C 1
Analog Inputs 6 4
Digital I/O 9 3
Serial Port 1
Wheel Enc 2
LEDs 1 2
Pan/Tilt Kit Included
BuildInstructions Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Tutorials Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes
Pi Models A/B/A+/B+ A / B B rev2/B+/2 A/B/A+/B+/2 A/B/A+/B+/2
Base $USD $33.00 $50.00 $62.00 $90.00 $270.00
Base #UKP #22.00 #33.00 #41.00 #60.00 #180.00
What if You Don’t Want a Kit?
Well, you could always follow — and modify — one of the Raspberry Pi-based robot
projects that you can find on the Internet. Take a look at the links to Raspberry Pi-based
robot projects included here.
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