This is my simple EV3 robot design. It is very quick to build, uses very few pieces and has interchangeable attachments. This makes it very useful in a classroom setting. My Classroom Resource book – Classroom Activities for the Busy Teacher: EV3 utlisies it throughout all the lessons.
If you do end up using this design in class, please let me know, I love to hear how far and wide throughout the world my design travels 🙂
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Huge thanks to Bill Bourn for taking this design and importing it into LEGO Digitial Designer. Download the .lxf file here -> Kee_s Riley Rover bot EV3 with gyro over drive axle.lxf
If you have the EV 3 Home Kit (31313), then Joe Meno has adapted the RileyRover into the RetailRover which utlisies the parts of the EV3 Home Kit. Download it here
Download the full PDF Building Instructions for the RileyRover Attachments
I have already made an LDD for the rover, Neil. Not sure how I might send it to you though. maybe if you posted a non-obvious email address so the spam harvesters wouldn't gobble it up?
Top work Damo. Simple, few parts and strong. Just got our EV3 kits today and this is the first thing built. Are you Ok with me converting this to a LDD file for my students to follow ? Also might be worth noting that the Gyro arrangement as shown is good for measuring a slope but not so great for measuring angle of rotation.
I'm glad you like it Joey! 🙂 thanks for the kind words they are very much appreciated
Damien! You never fail to disappoint! I settled in to create Rileyrover and was done in 5 minutes! I am just floored by the simplicity of design, the conservation of parts and the thoughtfulness put into your instructional PDF's and making it available to the world. You have a loyal fan base growing among legions of schools in the Pacific NW of the US with your domabot design and your text and I predict the same with RileyRover and your newest addition. Thank you for doing what you're doing. You're helping hundreds of kids learn and love robotics around the world!
Hi Damien!
Remember I promised you that I would build the RileyRover. And I did. This design is really cool. However I do have a problem with the gyro. When I rotated the gyro in the vertical way just like the base robot that Lego Education has made, It gave me high values. However, you made the Gyro to lie horizontally flat. Giving me low angle values. So please modify the gyro attachment in the building instructions.
Thanks!
And by the way, our institution wishes to open up a strong partnership with you. I would send you an email regarding this.
Bukhory, unfortunately those example programs are part of the Education version software and cannot be released. You'll need to get purchase the software to get access to those programs. That being said however, there is no reason you can't write your own programs for those models!
Kina, Bill is right, this design is for the Education version so the Retail version doesn't have that specific part. This is a great chance to use some thinking time and come up with your own version!
I had education core and expansion, may be some can share the program from education software because i still use software home edition..
ex. program for puppy, gyro robot, elephant etc.
appreciate if you can help.thanks
It sounds like you have the kit 31313 (commercial version), Kina. The RileyRover is designed to be built using the pieces available in the EV3 education version, as it is typically the one being used in classroom situations. Despite the apparent difference in spelling "caster", you may want to look for alternative methods for making this pivoting support point for the rear of the robot. A WWWeb search for caster ev3 may give you some suggestions. Alternatively the caster assembly is listed on the Lego education site for purchase.
What is this? http://www.damienkee.com/storage/rileyrover/tn_RileyRover3.png
It is the front of the robot… a little ball holder thing…
We do not seem have to have anything that holds the red ball and it is not pictured on the parts paper with the Ev3 is it something I can order… if so what is it called?
Hi Damien thanks for sharing this tutorial to build, can you share sample program to run this robot..thanks in adavance
Thanks Nathan, I've added Griffith Uni in. I actually tutored a few subjects there earlier in the year!
Thanks for the robot design, it works really well and the instructions are nice and simple. I'm currently a student at Griffith University (Brisbane, QLD), if you want to add me to the map! Thanks again.
Nicole, which link? both look good to me.
Your link is broken to the pdf,…can you fix it?
Diego, the LDD has recently been updated to include the EV3 equipment in the Mindstorms theme. You need to open the boxed sets to see the available parts in the EV3 series. It is the "filter by sets" button at the bottom center of the parts selection pane.
Hi, I´m from Peru and I want to know how did you build this robot, with wich program? , beacuse Lego Digital desginer only create robots with mindstorm 2.0 pieces.
Thanks people for your comments, I'd love to add you in to my map of people using my designs, so please let me know a city / country or even a school name if you wish.
The RileyRover and Domabot are amazing and easy projects, I used the design to teach my sisters and my friends some basics. Thanks to you !
Thank you for sharing. I am going to build this today and begin to play around with it a bit. I just attended LEAP a few weeks back so really immersing myself in all things EV3. I will let you know how things develop with your build.