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Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt - Makerbot Studio - Spring 2012

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Insert the 9 arcade buttons through the holes in the head and screw the backings onto them.

For the 8 buttons around the edges, the switch clips shoud be oriented so that the tall side of 

the clip is facing the center.  The center button’s clip should be oriented so it fits between two

of the outside button’s clips.  Refer to the wiring schematic in the appendix for connecting

the buttons.

Summary of Contents for Button Bot

Page 1: ...Assembly Instructions and Parts List oxypode bottonem Button Bot...

Page 2: ...cade button presses Once fed the button brain wakes up for few moments of scrambled output The following is a list of parts and assembly instructions to help you build your very own Button Bot This pr...

Page 3: ...Button Bot Hardware Parts...

Page 4: ...Very few tools are needed to assemble your own Button Bot Here are the essentials Soldering iron not pictured M3 allen wrench m3 nuts hex is mandatory square is optional and an assortment of m3 bolts...

Page 5: ...am Fontenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Parts 1 4 2x Headfrontright and 2x headfrontleft Headfrontright can interchange for headbackleft Headfrontleft can interchange for headbackrigh...

Page 6: ...Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Parts 2 4 Facefrontright facefrontleft facebackright facebackleft These printed parts make up the face of ButtonBot...

Page 7: ...Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Earpin stl 2x eartop stl 2x earbottom stl 2x claw stl 2x pupil stl 4x 3in pieces of filament eyesocketright stl eyesocketleft stl eyebrowright stl eyebrowleft stl 9x...

Page 8: ...bot Studio Spring 2012 Parts 4 4 Baseplate dxf 2x wheel stl Tamiya 70168 Double Gearbox Kit LiPo Battery 7 4v 1000mAh Arduino Uno Pololu Qik 2s9v1 Dual Serial Motor Controller not pictured The brains...

Page 9: ...Button Bot Assembly...

Page 10: ...Fontenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 1 14 Using wire cutters clip off the support columns and mouse ears shown in red printed with the part Repeat this step for all four head pi...

Page 11: ...Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 2 14 Use 8 m3 x 16mm bolts and 8 m3 hex nuts to secure the head pieces together screw holes shown in red A hex wrench will fit through the small holes in the head to h...

Page 12: ...and screw the backings onto them For the 8 buttons around the edges the switch clips shoud be oriented so that the tall side of the clip is facing the center The center button s clip should be oriente...

Page 13: ...ssemble the gearbox as per the included instructions Next press fit the wheels onto the shafts A set screw may be used to hold the wheels onto the shafts For better wheel traction a coat of Plasti Dip...

Page 14: ...Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 5 14 Using m3 bolts and nuts secure the gearbox assembly to the base making sure the motors are facing towards the front of ButtonBot...

Page 15: ...ntenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 6 14 Just like the last step secure the Arduino to the base using m3 bolts and nuts Now would be a good time to upload ButtonBot s code to the...

Page 16: ...tt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 7 14 For the bottom hole use an m3 x 16mm bolt and an m3 nut to secure facebackleft to facebackright The top hole will be used later in Step 12 to attach the face a...

Page 17: ...tt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 8 14 Using m3 x16mm bolts m3 nuts and the printed eartop and earbottom pieces attach the front face assembly to the back face assembly Do this on both the right and...

Page 18: ...Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 9 14 Use m3 x16mm bolts to attach both the eyesockets eyebrowleft and eyebrowright Picture only shows bolt holes for the right side...

Page 19: ...rbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 10 14 Insert 2 pieces of filament into the pupil Next push the pupil with connected filament into the eye socket making sure the filament threads through the holes in the...

Page 20: ...Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 11 14 Here is what your ButtonBot should look like at this point Almost done...

Page 21: ...d are the ziptie attachment points Loop a ziptie around the upper hook thread it around your m3 x 30mm bolt and and back up towards the hook Zip it tight ButtonBot s head is now attached to his face H...

Page 22: ...Adam Fontenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Step 13 14 Bolt the base assembly into the face head assembly...

Page 23: ...Clear ribbed tubing sized to fit the printed pieces was used for arms Both the earpin and claw have holes in them that will accept armature wire to help shape the arm This is an area to express yours...

Page 24: ...ntenault and Todd Blatt Makerbot Studio Spring 2012 Congratulations You just made yourself a ButtonBot Experiment with the code and design The design team at Makerbot is excited to see what you come u...

Page 25: ...Appendix A ButtonBot block diagram...

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