Robohub.org
Lil’Bot Kickstarter campaign: Arduino-compatible balancing robot
A low-cost, open-source, Arduino-compatible balancing robot for learning, hacking and delight.
Features
- Arduino Uno compatible, programmable through the USB
- Can be programmed using Linux, OS X, and Windows computers.
- Front, right and left obstacle detection using IR LEDs
- Edge detection using an IR LEDA
- Buzzer plays musical tones and astromech droid sounds.
- Wheel encoders for precise odometry-based control
- Open-source hardware and software
John Payne‘s insight:
At Robohub, we receive everything from junk-mail to notices regarding the coolest projects imaginable. Lil’Bot is a prime example of the latter category, and I’m pleased to be able to help raise the project’s profile a notch.
See on www.kickstarter.com
John Payne
Related posts :
Robohub highlights 2025
Lucy Smith
29 Dec 2025
We take a look back at some of the interesting blog posts, interviews and podcasts that we've published over the course of the year.
The science of human touch – and why it’s so hard to replicate in robots
The Conversation
24 Dec 2025
Trying to give robots a sense of touch forces us to confront just how astonishingly sophisticated human touch really is.
Bio-hybrid robots turn food waste into functional machines
EPFL
22 Dec 2025
EPFL scientists have integrated discarded crustacean shells into robotic devices, leveraging the strength and flexibility of natural materials for robotic applications.
Robot Talk Episode 138 – Robots in the environment, with Stefano Mintchev
Robot Talk
19 Dec 2025
In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Stefano Mintchev from ETH Zürich about robots to explore and monitor the natural environment.
Artificial tendons give muscle-powered robots a boost
MIT News
18 Dec 2025
The new design from MIT engineers could pump up many biohybrid builds.
Generations in Dialogue: Human-robot interactions and social robotics with Professor Marynel Vasquez
Catch the latest podcast in the new series from AAAI.
Robot Talk Episode 137 – Getting two-legged robots moving, with Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi
Robot Talk
12 Dec 2025
In the latest episode of the Robot Talk podcast, Claire chatted to Oluwami Dosunmu-Ogunbi from Ohio Northern University about bipedal robots that can walk and even climb stairs.
Radboud chemists are working with companies and robots on the transition from oil-based to bio-based materials
Radboud University
10 Dec 2025
The search for new materials can be accelerated by using robots and AI models.
