Some executed projects

BB8-shaped robot

March 19^th, 2016

I built a robot whose shape was inspired from the BB8 robot that appeared in a Star Wars movie (Episode VII). It is a rolling robot with a free-moving domed head on the top, magnetically kept in place during the robot locomotion.

The robot has two main parts: the internal structure and the external sphere. First, I made the internal structure base by laser-cutting MDF. Then, I added the motors, the electronics, and the battery. Later, I used a servomotor to attach the piece whose magnets allowed the robot to turn its head and keep it in place while the body is rolling.

Bottom part of the BB8 robot internal structure — **First image:** Bottom part of the robot's internal structure. **Second image:** Inner components of the robot inside the opened sphere.

Inner components of the BB8 robot inside the opened sphere — **First image:** Bottom part of the robot's internal structure. **Second image:** Inner components of the robot inside the opened sphere.

After that, I put the internal structure inside the spherical body.

Look inside the BB8 robot sphere — Gaze of the robot's inside.

Finally, I closed the sphere and added the domed head. This piece has magnets and casters on its bottom side.

Finished BB8 robot with its sphere closed and head in place — **First image:** My BB8 robot with its sphere closed and its head in place. **Second image:** Original BB8 robot from the movie Star Wars Episode VII.