This page is a photographic glossary of all of the 3D printed parts for the Growbot. All files can be found on our OSF repository. All parts were printed on a Prusa MK3s with black Atomic Filament PETg, infill was 20% and 0.2mm layer height.
| Part | Description | Count |
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Drive gear located on motor shaft. Inserted with a 3mm hex nut and bolt on side mount to tighten unit to the shaft. | 2 |
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Driven Gear located on axle assembly. Attached to wheel via 3mm hex nuts and bolts, compressed together within axle assembly. | 4 |
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Wheel located on the end of the axle assembly. Joins to the 72-tooth gear and is base for tire to mount onto. | 4 |
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NinjaFlex Tire with custom treads. Mounts onto wheel by sliding over ridges and held in place via friction. | 4 |
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Bearing Carrier for the entire axle assembly and is bolted directly into the aluminium extrusion via t-nuts. | 4 |
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Motor mount located on either side of GrowBot. Base for encoder mounts and support torque driven through the chassis. | 2 |
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Encoder Mounts on the end of both motors. Mount directly to the the motor mounts via 3mm bolts and heat inserted nuts. | 2 |
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E-Stop mount for easy access to disable robot movement in case of an emergency. | 1 |
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Rack and Pinion carrier for water sensor located on the outside of the Growbot. | 1 |
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Standoffs located on rear section of motor mounts to aid in connection to chassis. | 4 |
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Battery carrier that sits inside GrowBot chassis, bolts up directly to bottom plate. | 1 |
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Top cover of soil sensor that aids in keeping water-tight seal | 1 |
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Bottom cover of soil sensor that aids in keeping water-tight seal | 1 |
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PETG Bearing located in sensor rack cover | 1 |
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Mount for soil sensor motor | 1 |
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Drive gear for soil sensor asssmebly | 1 |
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Rack of assmebly that holds soil sensor and articulates down from Growbot | 1 |
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Cover for sensor rack components | 1 |
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Track for rack articulation | 1 |
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Inductor holder for the right sensor | 1 |
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Inductor holder for the leftsensor | 1 |
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Holds the wire of the sensor | 2 |
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Mount to connect sensor wire holder to the Growbot | 2 |
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Clip on relay holder located inside chassis of the Growbot | 1 |
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Measuring block utilized to position motors on the Growbot frame | 1 |
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Enclosure for terminal header strip for power and i2c lines | 2 |
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M2.5 standoff utilized for all the sensor boards | 9 |
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Chain tensioner located in the middle of the Growbot chassis | 2 |
