Vernon the Vacuous Vacubot 2000

An off-the-shelf shop-vac vacuum cleaner converted into an ESP32-powered robotic vacuum platform.

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Vernon the Vacuous Vacubot 2000 is an attempt at making the job of vacuuming our Hackerspace floors a little bit more fun. The main goal of the project was to use generally-available components mixed with 3D printed parts to convert a shop-bought vacuum cleaner into a "robotic" vacuum cleaner, with less attention on efficiency or optimisation, and more attention on hacky and fun.

Current state: Prototype electronics are done. Controllable via custom API and via bluetooth controller.

Next goals: Custom PCB for the electronics, better battery-mounting system, custom vacuum front-end with castors to help ease friction, and add sensors/cameras for some basic self-driving/self-navigation.

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Wheel upgrade
Ballarat Hackerspace • 2 days ago • 0 comments

Original wheels were way too small/thin, meaning Vernon struggled to get over anything other than the most smoothest of floors.
One of our members designed/printed these new chunkier wheels and tyres and we redesigned/re-printed the vacuum head mount to compensate for the new wheels size, meaning Vernon is now fully off-road capable and ready to park across 3 parking spots diagonally like a real lifted-truck.