Picker · 28 buildable robots in the pool
Find your first robot.
Three questions. The answer comes from registry data and a scoring rule you can read, with every reason listed. Unknown facts are shown as unknown.
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28 buildable of 72 · 12 over budget- 01LeKiwi →fit +4.1
SIGRobotics UIUC / Hugging Face LeRobot · rover · $490 BOM
- +Rovers are the core of “learn the basics”.
- +Difficulty index 4.4 (1 of 3 facts unknown).
- +$490 BOM total fits the budget.
- +No soldering in the documented steps.
- +Has a full build package: BOM, parts, steps.
- +Can be simulated in the browser first.
- −Needs 3D-printed parts. No printer: use a print service.
- 02SO-101 (SO-ARM101) →fit +2.7
The Robot Studio / Hugging Face · arm · 6 DOF · $230 BOM
- +Arms fit “learn the basics”.
- +Difficulty index 3.7.
- +$230 BOM total fits the budget.
- +No soldering in the documented steps.
- +Has a full build package: BOM, parts, steps.
- +Can be simulated in the browser first.
- +Available as a kit.
- −Needs 3D-printed parts. No printer: use a print service.
- 03Sawppy the Rover →fit +2.3
Roger Cheng · rover · $260 BOM
- +Rovers are the core of “learn the basics”.
- +Difficulty index 5.4 (1 of 3 facts unknown).
- +$260 BOM total fits the budget.
- +Has a full build package: BOM, parts, steps.
- −Needs 3D-printed parts. No printer: use a print service.
- −Needs soldering.
Also considered
How the fit score works
Goal match × 2 (0 to 6), minus half the difficulty index, +1 if a known cost fits the budget (robots with a known cost over budget are dropped; unknown cost −0.5), −1.5 for printed parts without a printer (+0.5 with one), −1 for soldering without an iron, +0.5 for a full build package, +0.3 for a live browser sim, +0.3 for a kit.