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+====== 3D Printed Robotics Initiative ======
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+name=3D Printed Robotics Initiative|
+image=:3dpb:screenshot_2026-01-18_at_2.31.56.png?400|
+founder=[[user:artem]]|
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+status=live|
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+~~META:
+status = live
+~~
+===== Executive Summary =====
+This initiative aims to create a vibrant weekly robotics community at Brmlab, bringing together beginners and intermediate participants, both hardware and software enthusiasts, including non-members.
+Through hands-on workshops and collaborative robot projects the program will build skills, foster peer learning, and strengthen the makerspace community.
+The project also aims to implement a PET bottle recycling pipeline to produce 3D printing filament, making robot fabrication more affordable and sustainable.
+**Key metrics for success:**
+  * 20 active participants within 6 months
+  * 8 documented builds in 12 months
+  * 12 public demo days
+===== Audience =====
+  * Beginners and intermediate-level participants
+  * Both hardware and software enthusiasts
+  * Open to Brmlab members and external participants
+===== Roadmap =====
+==== 1) Project Setup & Infrastructure Readiness ====
+  * ✔ Create a dedicated project page in the Brmlab Wiki
+  * ✔ Start formal discussion with the hackerspace committee
+  * ☐ Define the format of recurring meetups and workshops
+  * ☐ Restore and calibrate the existing 3D printer fleet
+  * ☐ Purchase or expand the 3D printer fleet if needed
+  * ☐ Prepare shared materials (PLA, PETG, TPU)
+  * ☐ Organize "ready-to-use" work zones for participants
+  * ☐ Develop a PET bottle recycling pipeline to produce filament
+==== 2) Soft Skills & Toolchain Workshops ====
+  * ☐ Introduction to Git and GitHub for collaborative development
+  * ☐ CAD fundamentals for robotics (FreeCAD / Fusion 360)
+  * ☐ Core robotics toolchain:
+    * ☐ microcontrollers and firmware
+    * ☐ servo and motor control
+    * ☐ ROS basics and simulation
+  * ☐ Best practices: documentation, issue tracking, demo days
+==== 3) 3D Printed Electric Motors ====
+  * ☐ Research 3D printed motor designs (axial flux, radial flux, BLDC)
+  * ☐ Build first prototype motor
+  * ☐ Test and characterize motor performance
+  * ☐ Develop coil winding techniques
+  * ☐ Integrate motors into robot projects
+  * ☐ Reference projects:
+    * Open Source Ecology 3D Printed Motors — [[https://wiki.opensourceecology.org/wiki/3D_Printed_Electric_Motor]]
+    * RepRap BLDC Motor — [[https://github.com/RepRapLtd/RobotComponents/tree/main/Printed-BLDC-motor]]
+==== 4) Walking Robots — Quadrupeds ====
+  * ☐ Select a base quadruped platform
+  * ☐ Prepare CAD and STL files for 3D printing
+  * ☐ Mechanical assembly
+  * ☐ First walking steps and basic gait patterns
+  * ☐ Reference projects:
+    * Sesame Robot — [[https://github.com/dorianborian/sesame-robot]]
+    * Open Duck Mini V2 — [[https://www.thinkerforge.com/explore/docs/open-duck-mini/open-duck-mini-v2]]
+    * ToddlerBot 2.0 — [[https://www.thinkerforge.com/explore/docs/stanford-university/toddlerbot-2.0_2xm]]
+    * LeKiwi — [[https://www.thinkerforge.com/explore/docs/sigrobotics-@-uiuc/lekiwi]]
+    * Stanford Doggo — [[https://github.com/Nate711/StanfordDoggoProject]]
+    * Mini Pupper — [[https://github.com/mangdangroboticsclub/QuadrupedRobot]]
+    * OpenCat (Nybble/Bittle) — [[https://github.com/PetoiCamp/OpenCat]]
+    * Open Quadruped — [[https://github.com/adham-elarabawy/open-quadruped]]
+    * OpenQuadruped — [[https://github.com/Quothd/OpenQuadruped]]
+    * Open Dynamic Robot Initiative — [[https://open-dynamic-robot-initiative.github.io]]
+==== 5) Mobile Robots ====
+  * ☐ Define mobile robot architecture
+  * ☐ Explore sensors and navigation approaches
+  * ☐ Implement obstacle avoidance
+  * ☐ Explore SLAM techniques
+  * ☐ Reference projects:
+    * OpenBot — [[https://github.com/isl-org/OpenBot]]
+    * Robotont 3 — omnidirectional wheeled ROS-based educational platform
+    * DiffBot — differential drive mobile robot with ROS
+    * Awesome Vacuum — [[https://github.com/awesome-vacuum/awesome-vacuum]]
+==== 6) Robotic Arms & Manipulators ====
+  * ☐ Select an open-source manipulator
+  * ☐ Kinematics and actuator control
+  * ☐ Calibration and repeatability testing
+  * ☐ Reference projects:
+    * SO-ARM100/101 — [[https://github.com/TheRobotStudio/SO-ARM100]]
+    * BCN3D Moveo — [[https://github.com/BCN3D/BCN3D-Moveo]]
+    * Thor — [[https://github.com/AngelLM/Thor]]
+    * PAROL6 — [[https://github.com/PCrnjak/PAROL6-Desktop-robot-arm]]
+    * Poppy Ergo Jr — [[https://github.com/poppy-project/poppy-ergo-jr]]
+    * Reachy Arm — [[https://www.thinkerforge.com/explore/docs/johnting0512's-workspace/arm]]
+    * OpenArm V1.0 Follower — [[https://www.thinkerforge.com/explore/docs/enactic/openarm-v1.0-follower]]
+==== 7) Robotic Hands, Grippers & End Effectors ====
+  * ☐ Study different gripper types and mechanisms
+  * ☐ Design and print gripper/hand prototypes
+  * ☐ Implement sensor integration (force, touch, position)
+  * ☐ Develop interchangeable end effector system
+  * ☐ Test different grasping strategies
+  * ☐ Reference projects:
+    * **Dexterous Hands:**
+      * Aero Hand Open — [[https://www.thinkerforge.com/explore/docs/komak-robotics/aero-hand-open]]
+    * **Parallel Grippers:**
+      * 3D Printed Parallel Gripper — [[https://github.com/roboninecom/3D-Printed-Parallel-Gripper-for-Robotics-Arms]]
+      * PincOpen — [[https://pollen-robotics.github.io/PincOpen]]
+    * **Three-Fingered Grippers:**
+      * RAMEL Three-Fingered Gripper — [[https://github.com/RAMEL-ESPOL/Three-Fingered-Robotic-Gripper]]
+      * ALARIS Underactuated Gripper — [[https://www.alaris.kz/research/open-source-3d-printed-underactuated-robotic-gripper]]
+    * **Adaptive Grippers:**
+      * SSG-48 Adaptive Electric Gripper — [[https://github.com/PCrnjak/SSG-48-adaptive-electric-gripper]]
+      * MSG Compliant Stepper Gripper — [[https://github.com/PCrnjak/MSG-compliant-AI-stepper-gripper]]
+    * **End Effector Tools:**
+      * Vacuum cups and suction systems
+      * Magnetic grippers
+      * Soft grippers (TPU printed)
+      * Custom tool changers
+      * Interchangeable tips and attachments
+==== 8) Modular Self-Reconfigurable Robots ====
+  * ☐ Study modular robot architectures and connection mechanisms
+  * ☐ Design and print identical stackable modules
+  * ☐ Implement docking and communication protocols
+  * ☐ Develop reconfiguration planning algorithms
+  * ☐ Test different configurations (snake, walker, vehicle)
+  * ☐ Reference projects:
+    * Dtto Modular Robot — [[https://github.com/otrebla333/Dtto-Modular-Robot]]
+    * SMORES-EP — [[https://www.modlabupenn.org/category/smores]]
+==== 9) Humanoids ====
+  * ☐ Review existing open-source humanoid platforms
+  * ☐ Gait and balance simulation
+  * ☐ Physical prototyping
+  * ☐ Reference projects:
+    * Poppy Humanoid — [[https://github.com/poppy-project/poppy-humanoid]]
+    * ToddlerBot — [[https://toddlerbot.github.io]]
+==== 10) Search & Custom Projects ====
+  * ☐ Collect project ideas from participants
+  * ☐ Discover and add new open-source robotics repositories
+  * ☐ Experimental and exploratory projects
+===== Deliverables =====
+  * Weekly robotics meetups
+  * Shared documentation and open repositories
+  * Working robot prototypes
+  * A growing, self-sustaining robotics community at Brmlab
+  * Success metrics:
+    * 20 active participants after 6 months
+    * 8 documented builds after 12 months
+    * 12 public demo days
+  * Reduced 3D printing cost through PET bottle filament recycling