Day 3 on U-BOT: a small utility robot gets a bearing redesign
_Stocko_ · x · 2026-07-28
Day 3 of building a small utility robot
The author says design work on U-BOT, a small utility robot, is still in progress. They plan to replace a large bearing with two smaller ones so the mechanism fits better.
They also added some Minecraft grass to help visualize how the robot will move through the yard. The attached photo shows the CAD model on a laptop alongside physical bearings and prototype parts.
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