Bracket Bot

Bracket Bot is a $600 open-source robotics dev kit


With Bracket Bot you can…


  • Learn and implement robotics algorithms

  • Build a physical version of FaceTime

  • Add an arm and make it useful!

  • And so much more

I REALLY NEED ONE PLEASE TELL ME WHEN I CAN BUY IT:

The Kit

Bracket Bot comes as a kit. No hardware experience required. Simple instructions.

Bracket Bot comes as a kit. No hardware experience required. Simple instructions.

Assemble

in 3 hours

Assemble

in 3 hours

Calibrate

in 5 minutes

Run

in 1 minute

Examples

We started Bracket Bot 2 months ago, here's what people have made so far.

We started Bracket Bot 2 months ago, here's what people have made so far.

using a bracket bot to bring home parts for more bracket bots

using a bracket bot to bring home parts for more bracket bots

two bracket bots working together to bring home four 3D printers

two bracket bots working together to bring home four 3D printers

controlling a bracket bot with a portable synthesizer, mapping noises to WASD

controlling a bracket bot with a portable synthesizer, mapping noises to WASD

roomba mode that screams funny things when it hits something

roomba mode that screams funny things when it hits something

Guided Instructions

Complete video guide to build a driving robot in just a few hours!

Open Source Design and Code

We engineered Bracket Bot to be simple, powerful, and upgradeable.

Mechanical

  • Modular aluminum extrusion frame for easy prototyping


  • Low cost screw clamps to mount motors


  • 3D printed mounts with open source CAD

Electrical

  • Familiar Raspberry Pi 5


  • ODrive3.6 FOC motor controller


  • Common 20V drill battery


  • Battery life of 20h+ idle, 4-5h of driving


  • No soldering


Software

  • Everything is written in Python. No need to build C++ files.


  • Working 3D mapping and navigation examples


  • Speaker, microphone, camera examples


  • Quickstart repo gets you up (literally) and running in 10 minutes.

Part List

The part list is open source, free for anyone to use.

Contributing

You can make Bracket Bot great. Here are our early contributors:

See more about contributing

Shahan Neda

Shahan Neda

Shahan Neda

Saeejith Nair

Saeejith Nair

Saeejith Nair

Dhruv Bhatia

Dhruv Bhatia

Dhruv Bhatia