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Bill of Materials

All parts needed to build one Trashbot unit.


Chassis & Frame

Qty Part Source
1 Deconstructed Hoverboard Walmart | eBay
1 Trash Can Dolly with Wheels (Rubbermaid BRUTE) Amazon
1 Trash Bin Home Depot

Drive System

Qty Part Source
1 ODrive Motor Controller v3.6 ODrive Robotics
1 XT60 Power Cable Amazon
1 Lithium-Ion Battery (if hoverboard battery not usable) Amazon

Filtering PCB (per motor)

ODrive v3.6 has some issues with hall sensors Forum link. Solution involves using 22 nF capacitors to filter out the noise. Newer ODrives may not encounter this issue, but we have not tested them yet.

Qty Part Source
6 22 nF Capacitors DigiKey

Compute & Control

Qty Part Source
2 Raspberry Pi 4 (or newer) RPi4
2 Power Banks Amazon
1 8BitDo Lite 2 Bluetooth Controller Amazon

Miscellaneous

Qty Part Source
1 M2.5 Standoffs Screws Nut Amazon
1 Flathead Screwdriver
1 22 AWG Stranded Wire Kit Amazon

Laser Cut Files (for trash barrel robot example)

Download the templates from the images directory:

  • trashbot_guidlines_all.ai — full drilling template
  • trashbot_guidlines_inner.ai — inner circular mounting plate