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Featured build: MICROBAN

A compact, fully 3D-printable, open-source humanoid robot by Marc Duclusaud (Rhoban team, LaBRI, University of Bordeaux). This room organises the official build docs into one guided path. AIHUB did not design Microban.

~30 cm

tall humanoid

Dynamixel XL330-M288-T servos

Pi Zero 2W

+ Pollen RPI Robot Hat

2× 18650

Li-ion, USB-C charging

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Smart assembly

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STEP 1 OF 10

Source the hardware

Collect the parts in the list above
Order the RPI Robot Hat PCB (check R33 stock at the fab)
Get the U2D2 kit for motor setup

Full instructions: docs/bom.md ↗

Parts (from the upstream BOM)

No prices or stock here — AIHUB does not sell Microban parts or kits. See docs/bom.md for suppliers and the author’s own cost estimate.

Component	Qty	Notes
Dynamixel XL330-M288-T	19	Servomotors (each kit ships a 180 mm cable + screws)
Raspberry Pi Zero 2W	1	Main computer
RPI Robot Hat (Pollen Robotics)	1	Open-source PCB — you have it fabricated
18650 3.7 V Li-ion battery	2	Murata VTC6 recommended, not mandatory
2×18650 battery holder + BMS	1 + 1	Battery module
USB-C charger module + switch	1 + 1	Mounted in the trunk top
micro-SD card 16 GB+	1	For the pre-built image
3D-printed parts (PLA)	~30	cad/stl — 0.12 mm layers, 15% infill
M2x6 STP39 screws (extra)	10	124 needed; 19 motor kits give 114
M2.5x6 screws	18	Idle horns to motors
POM shims 20×30×1 mm / steel shims 25×30×0.3 mm	4 / 8	Plain bearings

Tools

Dynamixel U2D2 + U2D2 Power Hub + 5 V supply (motor setup only)
Soldering iron, heat-shrink, hot glue
Optional: JST EH crimp tool + SEH-001T-P0.6 pins

Print list (cad/stl)

foot.stl×2

tibia_left.stl×1

tibia_right.stl×1

femur_left.stl×1

femur_right.stl×1

hip.stl×2

ankle_dbl_block.stl×2

hip_dbl_block_left.stl×1

hip_dbl_block_right.stl×1

spacer.stl×4

pelvis.stl×1

chest.stl×1

trunk_top.stl×1

head.stl×1

arm_bearing_support.stl×2

shoulder.stl×2

humerus.stl×2

radius.stl×2

idle_horn.stl×4

idle_cap.stl×6

board_spacer.stl×4

Motor ID map

L Hip Yaw11

L Hip Roll12

L Hip Pitch13

L Knee14

L Ankle Pitch15

L Ankle Roll16

R Hip Yaw21

R Hip Roll22

R Hip Pitch23

R Knee24

R Ankle Pitch25

R Ankle Roll26

L Shoulder Pitch31

L Shoulder Roll32

L Elbow33

R Shoulder Pitch41

R Shoulder Roll42

R Elbow43

Head51

3D assembly (Onshape)

Onshape does not allow its viewer to be embedded on other sites, so it opens in a new tab. The repo also ships STEP files (cad/microban.step) and a MuJoCo model for make sim.

Open assembly ↗

COMING SOON

In the SEEO room next

In-browser 3D viewer of the printable parts
Build logs and mentor help from AIHUB experts
Linked lessons: servos, Raspberry Pi, Python control loops

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License & credits

Microban © 2026 Marc Duclusaud. Hardware & documentation (CAD, STL, docs): CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. Software: GNU GPL v3. Non-commercial: selling the robot, printed parts or kits needs a commercial license from the author. This page is a free study guide that links to the original; step summaries are adapted from the upstream docs under the same license.

Credits: Microban design & docs — Marc Duclusaud / Rhoban (LaBRI, Univ. Bordeaux); RPI Robot Hat — Pollen Robotics. SEEO project room — Ashish Vijay / AIHUB Station. Cite: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20784789.