Bill of Materials

This section provides you information about the materials used in the project with links to the suppliers. Please note that most of the suppliers listed here are from UK, but the materials can be found globally. You can find the complete bill of materials here.

Robot Construction

hotgluekit_gluegun

hotgluekit_gluesticks

Pattex Glue Gun

Supplier

Glue Sticks

Supplier

Please note that a glue gun and glue sticks are already enough to build a soft robot. But feel free to use any other supporting material to make your funkier!

Actuation Module

hotgluekit_motor

hotgluekit_encoders

hotgluekit_motordriver

Pololu 100:1 HP Micro Gear Extended Shaft Motor

Supplier

Pololu Magnetic Encoders

Supplier

Toshiba TB6612FNG Motor Driver Carrier

Supplier

hotgluekit_lipo

hotgluekit_stepup

hotgluekit_switch

3.7V 980mAh Rechargeable LiPo Battery

Supplier

5V Step-up Voltage Regulator

Supplier

Power Switch

Supplier

hotgluekit_arduino

hotgluekit_xbee

hotgluekit_xbeeadapter

3.3V 8 MHz Arduino Pro Mini

Supplier

XBee (Zigbee) S2

Supplier

XBee USB Adapter

Supplier

hotgluekit_tendon hotgluekit_pulley hotgluekit_connector

0.55mm Dyneema Fishing Line

Supplier

3mm Shaft Belt Pulley

Supplier

Molex SPOX 5267 Housing

Supplier

hotgluekit_usbcable

hotgluekit_wire

hotgluekit_protoboard

Mini USB Cable

Supplier

26AWG Black, Red, White Wire

Supplier

Prototyping Board

Supplier

hotgluekit_pins

Breakaway Pins

Supplier

Tools

hotgluekit_stripper hotgluekit_cutter hotgluekit_solder

Wire Stripper

Supplier

Wire Cutter

Supplier

Soldering Iron

Supplier

hotgluekit_ftdi

FTDI 3.3V Programmer

Supplier

Equipment

hotgluekit_solderstation hotgluekit_drill hotgluekit_3dprinter

Soldering Station

Supplier

Bench Drill

Supplier

Stratasys uPrint 3D Printer

Supplier