Bubble Bot
Bubble Bot (bullae ex machina )
Assembly Instructions and Parts List
Bubble Bot Bubble Bot’s name is actually a misnomer. Bubble Bots are not robots, but sophisticated Dry Land Exploration Craft (DLEC) built and piloted by an unidentified race of aquatic organisms. The pilot’s eyes can usually be seen glowing inside the bot’s domed cockpit. Bubble Bot is covered in sophisticated sensors tuned to detect mechanical organisms in our unique, waterless atmosphere. When startled the Bubble Bot’s pilot releases a stream of distracting bubbles to cover his escape. The following is a list of parts and assembly instructions to help you build your very own Bubble Bot. This project is geared towards advanced hobbyists but everybody and everyone is encouraged to give it a try. The majority of the printed parts in this build were all skeined at 2 extra shells and 8% infill. Experiment with these settings to get the best results for your parts. Good luck!
Bubble Bot Hardware & Parts
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M3 Allen wrench. 16x Square m3 nuts, ~ 50x m3 x 16mm bolts, 6x m3 x 25mm bolts, 2x m3 x 40mm bolts.
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Parts
Tamiya Gear Box, Arduino Uno, Gun Spacer, Servo Motor, Castor (or MakerBot made substitute?), 4x IR Sensors, BlinkM LED, Bubble Gun, 2x Zip Tie, String/Chord
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Parts
BackTop, Base, FaceTop, FaceBottom.
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Parts
Eye, Bubblebutt, BackLeft, BackRight, 2x Wheel, WingLeft, WingRight, Dome.
Bubble Bot Assembly!!
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Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Assemble gearbox, press fit wheels onto shaft. Use CA glue or setscrew if required to hold wheels to shaft.
2/14
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Bolt gearbox and arduino to base using m3x16 bolts and square nuts. Copy the code to the arduino. You might need to edit it some to get the settings right for the servo later.
3/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Assemble castor and bolt it to the base, you’ll only need two of the three bolts for the castor. This castor can probably be replaced with a static piece made from a MakerBot. Hot glue the power switch in place so that it is accessible from the outside of the robot.
4/18
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Step
Connect the electronics circuit as shown in Appendix A, but don’t connect the wires to the IR sensors or servo until step 13 as they may get in the way during the construction of the plastic parts. Hot glue the BilnkM to the back of the facetop piece, oriented so that the power plug is facing towards the bottom.
5/18
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Step
Bolt in IR sensor to face bottom using m3x16 bolts, without using nuts.. The bolt will create threads in the plastic. Use m3x16 bolts to bolt the face bottom to face top.
6/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to attach eye to face bottom and face top. This part acts as a light mask and projects the eye image onto the inside of the dome.
7/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to attach the dome to the face bottom and face top, over the eye. Set aside this whole front assembly for now, and we’ll start working on the back half.
8/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Assemble servo and set it in place, threading the wire through the cutout in the back left part. use the long m3x40 bolts and square nuts to attach the back left and back right pieces together. The hex wrench will fit through holes in the outside of the pieces to allow access to the bolt.
9/18
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Step
After securing the back left and back right halves, bolt the servo down to back left and back right pieces. Drill a hole in the trigger of the bubble gun. Spray paint bubble gun to desired color and put in its batteries.
10/18
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Step
Put bubble gun in place and thread a ziptie over the feet through the set of round holes and back around through the other square holes to secure it in place. Slide gun spacer in gap to hold gun from tilting forwards.
11/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Tie a string to the hole in the trigger of the bubble gun, and to the hole in the arm of the servo. There should be slack when the servo is in the off position, and it should pull the trigger when in the on position.
12/18
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Step
Depending on the orientation of the servo, the slack in the string, you’ll need to adjust the arduino code to set the speed and angle that the servo turns to get a good bubble blow.
13/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to secure the IR sensor inside the butt piece.
14/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Attach the bubble gun assembly to the butt piece using two m3x25 bolts in the back
15/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Secure the wing using 4 m3x16 bolts and 4 square nuts. The wing does a great job of holding the front half to the back half.
16/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to secure the IR sensor inside the back top piece. Connect the wires to the IR sensors and servo.
17/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Bolt down the back top piece using m3x16 up front and m3x25 bolts in the back. Using m3x25 bolts, attach the face top piece to the back top piece.
18/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Inside the robot, loop a ziptie through this hole and loop around a battery pack to hold it in place. Connect the battery to the clip and tape down or ziptie all the wires so they stay away from the wheels. Bolt the base to the bottom of the robot and switch it on!
Appendix A: ButtonBot block diagram
Assembly Instructions and Parts List
Bubble Bot Bubble Bot’s name is actually a misnomer. Bubble Bots are not robots, but sophisticated Dry Land Exploration Craft (DLEC) built and piloted by an unidentified race of aquatic organisms. The pilot’s eyes can usually be seen glowing inside the bot’s domed cockpit. Bubble Bot is covered in sophisticated sensors tuned to detect mechanical organisms in our unique, waterless atmosphere. When startled the Bubble Bot’s pilot releases a stream of distracting bubbles to cover his escape. The following is a list of parts and assembly instructions to help you build your very own Bubble Bot. This project is geared towards advanced hobbyists but everybody and everyone is encouraged to give it a try. The majority of the printed parts in this build were all skeined at 2 extra shells and 8% infill. Experiment with these settings to get the best results for your parts. Good luck!
Bubble Bot Hardware & Parts
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
1/1
Hdw.
M3 Allen wrench. 16x Square m3 nuts, ~ 50x m3 x 16mm bolts, 6x m3 x 25mm bolts, 2x m3 x 40mm bolts.
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
1/3
Parts
Tamiya Gear Box, Arduino Uno, Gun Spacer, Servo Motor, Castor (or MakerBot made substitute?), 4x IR Sensors, BlinkM LED, Bubble Gun, 2x Zip Tie, String/Chord
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
2/3
Parts
BackTop, Base, FaceTop, FaceBottom.
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
3/3
Parts
Eye, Bubblebutt, BackLeft, BackRight, 2x Wheel, WingLeft, WingRight, Dome.
Bubble Bot Assembly!!
1/14
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Assemble gearbox, press fit wheels onto shaft. Use CA glue or setscrew if required to hold wheels to shaft.
2/14
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Bolt gearbox and arduino to base using m3x16 bolts and square nuts. Copy the code to the arduino. You might need to edit it some to get the settings right for the servo later.
3/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Assemble castor and bolt it to the base, you’ll only need two of the three bolts for the castor. This castor can probably be replaced with a static piece made from a MakerBot. Hot glue the power switch in place so that it is accessible from the outside of the robot.
4/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Connect the electronics circuit as shown in Appendix A, but don’t connect the wires to the IR sensors or servo until step 13 as they may get in the way during the construction of the plastic parts. Hot glue the BilnkM to the back of the facetop piece, oriented so that the power plug is facing towards the bottom.
5/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Bolt in IR sensor to face bottom using m3x16 bolts, without using nuts.. The bolt will create threads in the plastic. Use m3x16 bolts to bolt the face bottom to face top.
6/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to attach eye to face bottom and face top. This part acts as a light mask and projects the eye image onto the inside of the dome.
7/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to attach the dome to the face bottom and face top, over the eye. Set aside this whole front assembly for now, and we’ll start working on the back half.
8/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Assemble servo and set it in place, threading the wire through the cutout in the back left part. use the long m3x40 bolts and square nuts to attach the back left and back right pieces together. The hex wrench will fit through holes in the outside of the pieces to allow access to the bolt.
9/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
After securing the back left and back right halves, bolt the servo down to back left and back right pieces. Drill a hole in the trigger of the bubble gun. Spray paint bubble gun to desired color and put in its batteries.
10/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Put bubble gun in place and thread a ziptie over the feet through the set of round holes and back around through the other square holes to secure it in place. Slide gun spacer in gap to hold gun from tilting forwards.
11/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Tie a string to the hole in the trigger of the bubble gun, and to the hole in the arm of the servo. There should be slack when the servo is in the off position, and it should pull the trigger when in the on position.
12/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Depending on the orientation of the servo, the slack in the string, you’ll need to adjust the arduino code to set the speed and angle that the servo turns to get a good bubble blow.
13/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to secure the IR sensor inside the butt piece.
14/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Attach the bubble gun assembly to the butt piece using two m3x25 bolts in the back
15/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Secure the wing using 4 m3x16 bolts and 4 square nuts. The wing does a great job of holding the front half to the back half.
16/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Use m3x16 bolts to secure the IR sensor inside the back top piece. Connect the wires to the IR sensors and servo.
17/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Bolt down the back top piece using m3x16 up front and m3x25 bolts in the back. Using m3x25 bolts, attach the face top piece to the back top piece.
18/18
Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012
Step
Inside the robot, loop a ziptie through this hole and loop around a battery pack to hold it in place. Connect the battery to the clip and tape down or ziptie all the wires so they stay away from the wheels. Bolt the base to the bottom of the robot and switch it on!
Appendix A: ButtonBot block diagram
