K9-Buddy

K9-Buddy is an open-source quadruped robot designed to promote STEAM education and provide a solid foundation for competing in robotics events. Notable for its low cost, K9-Buddy is accessible to both students and robotics enthusiasts.

Environment Setup

1. Update the System

Open a terminal and run the following commands to update the package list and upgrade the installed packages to their latest versions:

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

2. Install Python and Pip

sudo apt-get install -y python3
sudo apt-get install -y python3-pip

3. Enable I2C and SSH services

Open the Raspberry Pi configuration menu

sudo raspi-config

Navigate to Interfacing Options > I2C and select Yes to enable I2C. Navigate to Interfacing Options > SSH and select Yes to enable SSH. Restart the Raspberry Pi to apply the changes:

sudo reboot

4. Install Additional Packages

Open a terminal and run the following commands:

# Install python-smbus and i2c-tools
sudo apt-get install -y python3-smbus
sudo apt-get install -y i2c-tools

# Verify the I2C connection
sudo i2cdetect -y 1

# Install Adafruit CircuitPython ServoKit
sudo pip3 install adafruit-circuitpython-servokit

Usage

1. Cloning the Repository

git clone https://github.com/RAMEL-ESPOL/K9-BUDDY.git

2. Grant permissions to the script

chmod +x K9-BUDDY/software/k9_buddy.py

3. Execution

python3 K9-BUDDY/software/k9_buddy.py