Lil’Bot, the little robot that could

A project in Mountain View, CA by Chris Hakim
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A low-cost, open-source, Arduino-compatible balancing robot for learning, hacking and delight
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Backers: 138
Average Pledge Per Backer: $132

Funded: $18,174 of $15,000
Dates: May 17th -> Jun 18th (33 days)
Project By: Chris Hakim
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Latest News

Funded!

June 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Lil’Bot is funded! Thank you all for the support. The hardware is pretty stable now. I am concentrating of the software: creating a simple API for easy Arduino programming, Lil’Blocks for younger children, and improving the balancing as always.... (Read More)

Lil’Bot schematics

May 24th - via: kickstarter.com
A quick update: Lil’Bot schematics are almost finalized and available for review: http://www.lil-bot.com/downloads/ Comments and suggestions are welcome. Chris  (Read More)

The Bay Area Maker Faire; Lil’Bot kit now available

May 20th - via: kickstarter.com
Hi folks, A few days ago I presented Lil’Bot at the Maker Faire. It was well liked! My son was there, engaging the other children at the Faire, giving out business cards and having a good time on his first paid job. Many of the visitors were... (Read More)

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