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JBR-001

An open-source Arduino UNO Q desk robot that reacts to what it sees.

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JBR-001
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Build sheet

Board
Arduino UNO Q 2GB
Other parts
USB camera via USB-C hub, Modulino Distance/Buzzer, 3x servos (external PSU), 3D-printed body
AI model or service
Edge Impulse object-detection model trained on synthetic data
Difficulty
Intermediate

Overview

3D-printable desktop companion with three servos (head + arms), distance sensor, buzzer and LED-matrix face; a USB camera feeds an Edge Impulse vision model running on the Arduino UNO Q so the robot reacts physically to what it recognizes.

How it works

A USB camera feeds an Edge Impulse detection model on the UNO Q; servos, a distance sensor, buzzer and LED-matrix face respond.

Hardware

  • Arduino UNO Q 2GB
  • USB camera via USB-C hub
  • Modulino Distance/Buzzer
  • 3x servos (external PSU)
  • 3D-printed body

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