RoboPet Project: A Journey to Robot Creation 🤖

By H.H. Jimenez (Hex)

Summary:

This is a personal project documenting my journey in creating a personalized desktop pet robot. It provides some key insights into product design, programming, prototyping, electronics, product testing, project management, and Artificial Intelligence. I envision this project to evolve as I learn new things from exploring all these key insights while also highlight some of the challenges faced.

Project Stages:

1. Analysis: Robot's Face, Body Components, Functionalities, Features, Motivation

At this stage, I plan to create the robot's literal facial component using a display that shows the robot's eyes. In order to achieve this, I watched FluxGarage's YouTube Channel for inspiration and my starting point in doing this project.

(To be updated..)

2. Planning: Hardware and Software

Hardware Requirements:

• OLED & TFT Display - Achieved / Still awaiting for TFT Displays
• Jumper Wires - Achieved
• Breadboard - Achieved
• Arduino Nano - Achieved
• ESP23-S3 Mini Development Board - Achieved
• Tri-Axis Digital Tilt Sensor - Still testing
• Touch Sensor - Achieved
• ToF - Not tested
• Person Sensor
• Speakers - Not tested
• Mic & SoundBoardNote - in progress

Software Installation (IDE):

• Download and Install Arduino IDE
• Download Visual Studio Code IDE
• Download ArduinoIDE LittleFS Plugin

3. Design: Assembling components, Wiring diagrams, 3D Modelling, Design Inspiration

• To be updated..

4. Development: Programming Codes

• ESP23-S3 Mini Board Disconnecting Fix here[1] and here[2]

5. Prototyping & Testing: 3D Printing, Test fit components

• To be added..

6. Evaluation: Feedback, Evaluation & Insights

• To be added..

Project Changelogs:

• Update 05.09.2025:
  • Creation of Repository and README.md
  • Added code fix for ESP32-S3 Mini

Future Implementations (May or May Not Happen):

• Animatronic Dual Eye Mechanism: Instructions Here

ADDITIONAL NOTES:

• Created by HHJimenez (Hex)
• Robot Eyes Integration based on: FluxGarage's RoboEyes Library
• Presence Detection Reference: Useful Sensors Project Lists
• Play tones on ESP32S3 (MicroPython) + MAX98357: Coxxect's Guide
• YouTube Video Reference on ESP32 Sound - Working with I2S by DroneBot Workshop

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