Building the Starter Bot
3D print the parts, buy the electronics, and assemble your first complete robot on the Alfredo NoU3.
The starter bot is a complete 3D-printed robot with two driven wheels, a servo-powered arm, a scoop, and an Alfredo NoU3 controller. Every structural part comes off your printer from our CAD document on Onshape, and everything else is a handful of cheap, off-the-shelf parts.
This guide uses the Alfredo NoU3. Complete Making a motor move first if you have not yet run a motor with it.
In this guide
1🛒What you need
Every part to buy before you start building.
2🖨️Print the parts
Export every printed part from the CAD document and get them all printing.
3🛞Drivetrain
Motors, wheels, and the idle wheel — get the chassis rolling.
4🦾Arm and scoop
Mount the servo in its tower and link it to the scoop.
5🔌Wiring and first drive
Connect everything to the Alfredo NoU3 and drive your starter bot.