If there’s one thing audiences love in sci-fi, it’s a cute robot companion that follows the heroes around. If you want one of your own, starting with this build from [mircemk] could be just ...

Super-cute robot bug gets $1.4M to teach kids to code. Ruth Reader @ruthreader. ... Dash created an iOS and Android mobile app to program the robots with, in place of the Arduino board.

Controlled by an Arduino Uno, the robot uses a Slamtec RPLIDAR sensor to help map out its surroundings. The microcontroller is also armed with a Bluetooth link and an SD card for storage.

Living proof is this human-following robot/car that was build by the YouTuber over at DIY Builder, which relies on an Arduino Uno as the brain of the device.

The robot’s hardware was constructed in accordance with the Open Robotic Platform (ORP) rules. This included two DC motors, an UNO R4 Minima, a Bluetooth module, and an SD card.