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Build instructions for new Upkie's

A project log for Upkie wheeled biped robots

Wheeled biped robots with fully open source hardware and software.

upkie-wheeled-bipedsUpkie wheeled bipeds 09/27/2023 at 19:260 Comments

While building new copies of Upkie, we wrote full Build instructions for future travelers. These instructions cover all the steps from ordering to running a first balancing experiment:

  1. Getting started
  2. 3D printing
  3. Raspberry Pi setup
  4. Electronics testing
  5. Motion control software
  6. Assembly

They go through intermediate stages like electronics assembly:

With figures, so that new comers know (and old timers remember 😉) the orientation of each part:

In the hope these instructions help spawn and maintain many Upkie's!

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