{"id":7493,"date":"2015-06-08T10:41:42","date_gmt":"2015-06-08T17:41:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.digilentinc.com\/?p=7493"},"modified":"2023-02-07T20:07:10","modified_gmt":"2023-02-08T04:07:10","slug":"open-source-mrkline-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/open-source-mrkline-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Open-Source MRK+Line robot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;ve been pushing open-source robot parts lately, so the Digilent Marketing Team used them\u00a0to build a robot. You can check out the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/index.php\/the-amazing-line-following-robot-brothers\/\">Amazing Line-Following Brothers;<\/a> those were pretty cool, and we gave them out at the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/index.php\/category\/events\/maker-faire\/\">Bay Area Maker Faire<\/a>!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7501\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7501\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bodyshot.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7501\" src=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bodyshot-600x474.jpg\" alt=\"The Open Source MRK\" width=\"600\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bodyshot-600x474.jpg 600w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bodyshot-1024x808.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bodyshot-225x178.jpg 225w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bodyshot-800x632.jpg 800w, https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/bodyshot.jpg 1149w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7501\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The Open Source MRK.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ve rebuilt the MRK+Line Robot, but this time with a completely open-source base plate!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The entire MRK+Line kit is available from our website <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,403,1133&amp;Prod=MRK-LINE\">here<\/a>. This includes everything that you need to build a line-following robot using a motor\/gearbox and the <a href=\"https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/Products\/Detail.cfm?NavPath=2,892,1218&amp;Prod=CHIPKIT-PRO-MX4\">chipKIT&#x2122; Pro MX4<\/a>. Even if you don&#8217;t have a 3d printer, you can still build a robot! The kit comes with a metal base plate, sensor bracket, and motor mount.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Step-by-step instructions with pictures are <a href=\"http:\/\/www.instructables.com\/id\/Line-Following-MRK-Robot-with-3d-printed-parts\/\">provided here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You can check out the 3D print files here:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/repables.com\/r\/517\/\">Baseplate<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/repables.com\/r\/556\/\">Motor Mount<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/repables.com\/r\/555\/\">Sensor Bracket<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s a short video of the robot starting up and driving on a track:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/l5UlfLhQX4Y?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"autoplay; encrypted-media\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Check out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instructables.com\/Digilent-MakerSpace\/\">Digilent MakerSpace on Instructables<\/a>\u00a0for this and other robotics projects, and joint the open-source movement!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='watch-action'><div class='watch-position align-left'><div class='action-like'><a class='lbg-style6 like-7493 jlk' data-task='like' data-post_id='7493' data-nonce='5286a1c13f' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Like' \/><span class='lc-7493 lc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><div class='action-unlike'><a class='unlbg-style6 unlike-7493 jlk' data-task='unlike' data-post_id='7493' data-nonce='5286a1c13f' rel='nofollow'><img src='https:\/\/digilent.com\/blog\/wp-content\/plugins\/wti-like-post-pro\/images\/pixel.gif' title='Unlike' \/><span class='unlc-7493 unlc'>0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div> <div class='status-7493 status align-left'>Be the 1st to vote.<\/div><\/div><div class='wti-clear'><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In keeping with our open-source initiative, the Digilent Marketing Team used open-source parts to build a robot. 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