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YDLIDAR X3 PRO LDS sensor is now supported

A brief development update - Maker’s Pet robots now work with YDLIDAR X3 PRO laser distance scan sensors.

$15 LiDAR sensor is now supported!

A brief development update - Maker’s Pet robots now work with Xiaomi 1st gen LDS02RR laser distance scan sensors.

Tutorial: pet robot gets a sense of touch!

Loki (200mm), Fido (250mm), and Snoopy (300mm) are getting a sense of touch - for petting!

Snoopy maps, navigates in real-time - tutorial included

Watch Snoopy the pet robot map the house and navigate around the house using the newly-created map. This is a fraction of what your robot will be able to do....

Tutorial: overmold your 3D-printed parts with soft urethane rubber

Here is how I made rubberized rollers for my omniwheel home robot. I’ve tried three or more overmolding techniques and concluded that applying urethane rubber overmolding to omni-wheel rollers has...

Loki 200mm, Fido pet robot build, bring-up instructions

Here is Loki, a 200mm pet robot. Loki’s dimensions is small enough to fit the widely used 210x250mm and 220x220mm 3D print volumes, so you don’t have to invest in...