Getting

started with
Otto DIY
robots
Index
● Introduction
● Types of Otto robots
● Precautions
● Servo Motors care
● Build your own robot

Other helpful PPT’s

● Otto Blockly guide
● Otto Arduino Setup/Libraries
● Bluetooth control setup
● Calibration of servo motors

Find help in the forum

About Otto DIY
Otto DIY is headquartered in Czech Republic,
where the term robot and the best open
source 3D printer was created.

Thanks to Otto DIY open source nature, it has

become one of the most popular 3D printable
robot designs in the world due to its simplicity.
Otto is the first-ever OSHW (Open Source
Hardware) certificated project from the
Czech Republic.

We are now 3D printing our robots in Europe.

About the creator
Otto DIY robots have been designed by robotic
enthusiast Camilo Parra, using his skills as a Product
Design Engineer while working in Shanghai, China for
a multinational toy manufacturer in 2016.

At Xinchejian (新车间) hackerspace in China, Camilo

started to learn and experiment with making DIY
robots using microcontrollers, servo motors and 3D
printers.

Soon he created an inexpensive, Beginner's robot

called “Otto”, easy to build and code for children.
Build, Code, Design & Create

your own robot

😎
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing an original Otto DIY robot kit
from us! Your purchase supports us in the further
development of Otto and our educational mission.
Builder kits are our smart and affordable
educational robots, which include everything you
need to get started into robotics.

Because Otto is designed for easy 3D printing, we

alternatively offer low cost Maker kits for those who
own or have access to a 3D printer. Please, read the
guides carefully, since all pages contain valuable info
regarding the use of the parts, getting started,
instruction manuals, 3D printing tips and the basics of
coding. You will enjoy the process!
Features
As a base all our robot kits Otto teaches to everyone
how technology works while having fun. After built
with our easy to follow instruction manuals and
videos, all Otto's can walk, turn, dance, makes sounds
and fully programmable with our Otto Blockly
graphical coding or Arduino IDE.

From there, it adapts to the rhythm of the learner who

can play, improve and control it. Our robot kits have
more or less capabilities but you can always upgrade
them!

Easy to build or create your own projects. personalize

with papercraft or 3D printing. Post your creations in
the Otto Builder community.
The path to become a Creator

Build, Code, Design & Create Learn the skills of the future
(coding, engineering, electronics,
your own robot digital fabrication and design)
 Interdisciplinary STEAM Education

󰟿Engineering 󰠁Coding 󰥤Design

Modular robots from beginner to advanced
Humanoid
Smart
Emotions

¨Starter¨ Compete Create

Sound sense🎤
OLED mouth 🖥 LED mouth 👅 your
Temperature 🌡 Arms 💪
LED eyes 👀
Touch sensor 👇
and Humidity
💧 sense
own
Bluetooth 📱
REMIX
Touch sense 👇
Ultrasonic 🦇 Wheels 🚗 Sound sense 🎤
sensor Line follower
Otto
“Starter”
Initial warning
Please be very cautious during any interaction with
the robot. This robot is an electronic device with
moving parts:

1. The device is for indoor use only. Do not expose

the robot to rain or snow.
2. Always keep the robot in a dry environment.
3. Always place the robot on a stable place, where
it cannot fall or tip over.
4. The robot could be power with a regular PC USB
port or with the provided battery in our original
kits.
5. Do not open or reach inside the robot while it is
still on. This could easily damage the
electronics with short circuits. Always power off
before and when opening the robot.
Precautions
● Cable colors in the kit vary, so just
connect from one pin to the right pin.
● Always double check, wrong wiring can
damage components, if bad smells,
disconnect everything asap.
● Always test and power with USB cable
first before using any kind of batteries.
● Be gentle with the servo motors, do NOT
force them to move with your hand.
● 3D printed parts you might need to clean
them a bit in the screw holes or other
areas with a file tool.
● Do not use broken components.
3D printing
In case that you bought one of our maker kits
or you DIY robots, you can follow this quick
recommendations.

Otto is very well designed for 3D printing, the

files that you had downloaded are property
oriented, so it will not give you trouble.

Use a FDM 3D printer with at least 10cm x

10cm x 10cm printing volume (most have),
just use regular PLA material. PETG is also ok
and more flexible to assemble the snaps. Of
course, you can always try in other cool
materials.
Material and time
All parts in total use 110gr approx. equivalent
to 35 m of regular PLA 1.75 mm thickness, it
should take around 6-9 hours to 3D print a
full set of parts for one Otto robot, or even less
with optimized settings depending on your 3D
printer, nozzle and slicer parameters.

Try using a 0.6 mm nozzle instead of the

regular 0.4 mm nozzle, and it will be faster.

You can optimize these parameters by

sacrificing quality, or maybe you know some
tricks to balance this? Let us know.
3D printer setup
None of the parts require supports, but in
some areas like the eyes you could add
supports for more precision or aesthetic finish.

Heated bed is very important for a flat head

and body, it also helps to avoid wrapping in
the big parts. In that case, some printers
might need rafts or skirt to compensate.

Make sure your printer is calibrated, some

features like snaps and fittings require good
precision. At the end, your 3D printer and
material brand/quality plays a very important
role for the results.
3D print parameters
For slicing and generating the g code for the
machine, there are many free slicer software
like Prusa Slicer.
https://www.prusa3d.com/prusaslicer/

Resolution: 0.2mm(slower) - 0.3mm(faster

but more rough), you can make lower if you
want for the best surface finish.

Fill density 15% - 20% in any pattern, play with

them if using transparent or translucent
materials or even remove the bottom layer.

Perimeters: 3 at least
Micro

Servo
Servo motor
It is a type of actuator that can rotate
(usually between 0° and 180°). it is
used to control the angular position,
in the center position it can rotate
approx. 90° to the left and 90° to the
right. (If you force beyond this limits
the gears will break)

Otto in the starter kit has 4 servo

motors that collectively help the
robot walk and make multiple
dances.
Servo motors care
NEVER force them, this will DAMAGE
them, specially the plastic ones with
plastic gears. The best is not to rotate
their arms by hand and use code to
center/align them.

Look at the color of the cables before

connecting them and make sure
always they are in the right orientation.

When disconnecting do not pull the

cables, always grab them from the
black connector and gently take off.
It comes with 3 screws:

2 for mounting (long & pointy)

1 for center horn (short & flat)

and

3 “horns” “arms” “keys”

we only need 1 horn per servo,
the other 2 are extra spare
parts.
Servo motor have 3 pins:
GND ground pin (typically brown
or black) connects to G (0V)

Voltage pin (typically red)

connects to V (+5V)

PWM signal pin (typically orange

or white) receives the control
signal, connects to the S of a
determined pin number.
Original instructions
Failure to read the guide may lead to inferior results,
or damage to the robot. Always ensure that anyone
who uses the robot knows and understands the
contents of this guide.

We control the quality and parts in our original kits,

but we cannot control the conditions in which you
assemble but. For this, and other reasons, we do not
assume responsibility, and expressly disclaim liability
for loss, injuries, damage, or expense arising out of, or
in any way connected with, the assembly, handling,
storage, use or disposal of the product.

The information in this guide is provided without any

warranty, expressed or implied, regarding its
correctness.
 Find your robot .PDF
instruction manual here:
ottodiy.com/academy

📚
Otto Blockly
As a good practice, you should check and test your
electronics and software in your computer, before
the final assembly of the robot, this avoid having to
disassemble the whole robot later to fix something.

You can do this by connecting only the 4 servos, as

indicated in the wiring.

If you have not download nor installed Otto Blockly

this is the moment! Download latest Otto Blockly
version from here

If you are more experienced you can follow the guide

for Arduino in this link.
 Otto Assemble!
Now that we are sure everything is working
including the software and your PC, we can
build our robot.
How to
build?
*some of parts like the
electronic board
and battery might vary
in your kit.
Open the Servo centering example
Upload code

After upload the code the feet must

be aligned and centered as much
as possible, if not you must
re-assemble the servos in the right
angle.
How to code fun movements?

Otto Blockly guide

 Make sure to connect the cables with the right polarity:
Wiring
battery
 If you want to add arms to Otto connect like this:
Wiring
Arms
 If you want to add an LED matrix 8x8 mouth to Otto:
Wiring
Mouth
connect like this
 If you want to add sound sense to Otto connect like this:
Wiring
sound
 If you want to add touch sense to Otto connect like this
Wiring
touch
 If you want to add an OLED display mouth to Otto
Wiring
OLED
connect like this:
 If you want to add a temperature and humidity sensor

temperature
Wiring mouth to Otto connect like this:
 Remote App* Bluetooth guide

*Purchase the Bluetooth module separate or already included in the Plus kits
Wiring shield + nano
This is the electronic diagram of all components you
can expand your robot with our kits, since Otto is now
a modular robot, you can plug or unplug them to
have more or components as you decide and just
change the Pins in Otto Blockly.

Components like the 16x8 LED matrix for the eyes can
be interchanged for and OLED display or any other I2C
device.

Touch you can swap to any other digital sensor.

Sound you can swap to any other analog sensor.

3D modeling design

Design assets
Paper Crafts to customize
There are more than 100 remixes waiting for you

Encouraging the future generations

to become creators
 Community
contests and
competitions
Otto Builder community 🤗

builders.ottodiy.com
 Wear and tear category components are excluded from

Warranty
this warranty.

The warranty period begins with the day when the

customer receives the goods. Neither the Seller's liability
for defective products nor the quality warranty applies
to robots or parts damaged by handling, which is in
conflict with the instructions and recommendations in
the official manuals and guides, or improper handling
caused by unofficial modifications, such as
modifications to hardware or software.