Lesson 02 – Assembling the OTTO DIY Robot
Unboxing & Building the basic OTTO DIY robot : Here’s a video from the creator of OTTO DIY Biped robot Camilla Parra that walks you through the unboxing and building of the Otto Robot using the official kit from www.ottodiy.com.
Here’s another older build video from the creator of the OTTO DIY Biped Robot Camilla Parra that covers similar concepts.
Learning Howto Build Your OTTO DIY Biped Robot – As part of this lesson we will work towards assembling the OTTO DIY Robot. The creators of Otto DIY robot have put together a few in-depth tutorials to help you learn more about the OTTO robot including assisting you with building the robot. Check out the learning material here –
- Otto Basics
- Otto Blockly Coding Guide
- Otto Servo Calibration
- Programming Otto using Arduino IDE
- Otto Modular Expansions Guide
- Otto Ninja Assembly & Coding
- Options for powering the Otto
The official build manual for the OTTO DIY Starter Robot can be found at this page – https://www.ottodiy.com/academy . The build manuals for the different robots are listed below. Our focus on this track will be the OTTO Starter Robot which we will extend through addition of various sensors, etc. –
- OTTO Starter Robot
- OTTO Robot with Smart Expansion
- OTTO Robot with Humanoid Expansion
- OTTO with wheels
- OTTO Ninja
Building Your Own basic Otto DIY robot using Off The Shelf parts (Advanced Users) : If you are the maker, tinkerer types and have decided to purchase the parts directly from Ebay/Amazon then consider watching this video to work through the build of the robot. You will still be able to use the install, build guides provided by the OTTO project. Please do your bit and contribute and extensions back to the OTTO DIY community (Accessible through the OTTO DIY website).
Additional Content: Here’s a few additional videos from other makers focusing on the assembly of the OTTO DIY Biped robot with a slightly different perspective.
Here’s a video for the build of OTTO+
Here’s a video on Otto Minion
Purchasing the OTTO DIY Robot : To learn more about the Otto DIY robot or purchase a off the shelf kit please head over to the OTTO DIY website at www.ottodiy.com. By purchasing the kit you will be supporting Camillo Parra and the rest of the OTTO DIY Robot team. At the OTTO DIY website www.ottodiy.com you also have the option to purchase the kit without the 3D printed parts, print the parts yourself using your own 3D printer at home.
For those interested in downloading the 3D models for printing using your own 3D printer, you will find a number of OTTO DIY robot re-mixes (3D print models) along with the original project at the Printables website (hosted by the guys who own Prusa). So head over to the 3D models hosted at Printables.com website to see all the different variants of the OTTO DIY robot listed there. If you are just wanting to download the parts for the basic Otto DIY Biped Robot then check out the following link at the main OTTO DIY Biped Robot page at the Prusa website.
For Makers, Creators & Innovators – If you are a maker, hacker and want to put together your own 3D printed robot using off the shelf components then check out this article at DIYODE – 2 Legged 3D Printed Robot. You can source all the components, parts listed above from Ebay/Amazon. If you do that, you are responsible for identifying and sourcing relevant parts, however if you purchase the kit from the OTTO DIY website www.ottodiy.com you will get quality parts including support from the OTTO DIY team.
Learn more about the OTTO Biped Project and join the OTTO DIY Robot community here – https://wikifactory.com/+OttoDIY/otto-diy and here https://wikifactory.com/+OttoDIY/otto-diy-plus
What is OTTO DIY – Otto is completely open source, Arduino compatible, 3D printable robot which you can put together yourself. This is robotics and opensource at it’s best. The robot was designed by Camilloa Parra as a social impact mission to create an inclusive environment for all kids. Learn more about OTTO DIY at www.ottodiy.com.