◆ MEET ROBBI THE ROBOT

MEET ROBBI.

A fully autonomous, 3D-printed robot that maps its environment in real time, calculates optimal paths, and avoids obstacles — all without human input.

WATCH DEMO VIEW TECH STACK

// LIVE SIMULATION

ROBBI'S BRAIN IN ACTION

Watch the A* algorithm compute optimal routes through dynamic obstacles in real time

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// TECH STACK

WHAT'S INSIDE ROBBI

01 / BRAIN

Raspberry Pi Zero 2W

The heart of Robbi. Running a custom Python runtime that handles sensor input, pathfinding computation, and motor control — all on a single-board computer the size of a credit card.

EMBEDDED LINUX

02 / ALGORITHM

A* Pathfinding

The gold standard for graph traversal. A* uses a heuristic to find the shortest path between two points while accounting for obstacles — the same algorithm used in GPS navigation and video game AI.

f(n) = g(n) + h(n)

03 / BODY

Custom 3D-Printed Chassis

Every structural component designed from scratch and printed in-house. Robbi's modular design allows for rapid iteration and hardware upgrades without needing to rebuild from zero.

FDM PRINTED

04 / SENSORS

Obstacle Detection Array

Real-time environment mapping using proximity sensors. Robbi continuously updates its internal grid as new obstacles are detected — enabling dynamic re-routing mid-path.

REAL-TIME SENSING

// PROCESS

HOW ROBBI NAVIGATES

SENSE

Proximity sensors scan the surrounding environment, building a live grid map of detected obstacles.

MAP

The Pi encodes the environment as a weighted graph, marking blocked cells and calculating traversal costs.

PLAN

A* computes the optimal route from Robbi's position to target — minimizing distance while avoiding all known obstacles.

MOVE

Motor commands execute the planned path. If a new obstacle appears mid-route, Robbi replans on the fly.

REPEAT

The loop runs continuously at high frequency — sense, plan, move — until the destination is reached.

◆ POWERED BY OPENCLAW

Robbi Runs on OpenClaw

Robbi is built on the OpenClaw platform — an AI agent runtime that connects hardware, software, and intelligence into a single deployable system. OpenClaw handles the orchestration layer so Robbi can focus on what it does best: navigating.

AI ORCHESTRATION

REAL-TIME RUNTIME

HARDWARE INTEGRATION

AUTONOMOUS AGENTS

EDGE COMPUTING

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