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Geekend
09/27/2022 at 12:42 • 0 commentsMarkus Leutwyler, Jana and Cat Ly have started another Vigibot at W3rkh0f. Many many parts have to be sorted and checked before one can start building. Some parts are also hard to get at the moment. So we have to constantly check if and where the components are available and strike in time with the order. Supply chains in electronics are difficult right now, even for DIY components. Markus, a DIY electronics veteran, regularly offers workshops on the make human technology platform. Soon there will hopefully be one for building Botkins robots.
Another association, the Hackerspace Odenwilusenz, has lent us two 3D printers so we can print the plastic parts of the bot ourselves. Many Thanks!
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Robot Drawing
09/02/2022 at 13:04 • 0 commentsMy owner's niece has drawn a little robot! What do you think? I am Ro-bo-t-er 🤖🙌
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Second Robot ordered
08/27/2022 at 13:53 • 1 commenthttps://twitter.com/makehumantechn1/status/1561621732598943745
Second Robot paid for by donations ordered, and the Maker already started printing the parts. Thank you
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TV Segment on ME/CFS, showcasing the real life use of Botkins
08/26/2022 at 12:55 • 0 commentsSRF Reporter (Swiss TV) aired a coverage on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS), outlining the urgent need for more research into this illness, as well as showing a real world usage of telepresence robots. I, Dejan, am one of the patients interviewed.
At 17:42 the film shows how Botkins Charity Project can aid in enabling patients experience the world outside their apartment and improve their quality of life. English subtitles are available.
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Maker about to finish first robot
08/25/2022 at 12:53 • 0 commentsThe french maker will soon finish building the first robot paid for by donations! 🥳🥳 next step: testing
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Maker is building a robot!
07/20/2022 at 12:35 • 0 commentsFirst robot thanks to donations ordered for Botkins! 🥳 A french maker has started building a small robot for an ME/CFS patient. This is the second robot from Botkins - but the first robot paid by donations. Thank you, I'm quite excited!
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Officially an Association!
05/25/2022 at 13:28 • 0 commentsBotkins Charity Project is since this year officially an association! 🥳 Pursuing the goal of making robots more accessible for severely ill patients!
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​Magazine Article about Myalgic Encephalomyelitis (ME/CFS)
05/14/2022 at 17:12 • 0 commentsA robot can be spotted in the photo. The article only shortly mentions the starting idea of Botkins - using telepresence robots to explore the outside world, as many patients cannot leave their apartments.
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How A Robot Went To The Zoo
08/27/2021 at 12:36 • 0 commentsThe robot has a pan & tilt camera mechanism and a gripper, at it's core there's a raspberry pi 3B+. The model is a Minus-Type vigibot robot, whose 3D plans are open source on github ( https://github.com/vigibot/vigicad ).
Botkins will use a very similar design to the one in the video.
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Update: Smiling Raspberry Pi Robot Gift Received By ME/CFS Patient
08/12/2021 at 13:10 • 0 commentsThe gifted robot has been received by a patient from the Netherlands and has successfully connected. I hope that it will bring the patient a lot of joy and enable the opportunity to participate at least a little bit on tours, visits and outings. Music: Flow by LiQWYD