System Overview

The Spoke Robotics platform is a comprehensive open-source robotics system designed for education and research. Our modular approach allows you to build, customize, and extend your robot according to your specific needs.

Spoke System Architecture

System Architecture

Explore the complete Spoke robotics system architecture, including component relationships, assembly workflows, and development timelines.

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Interactive Diagrams

Interactive Diagrams

Visualize system components, workflows, and dependencies through interactive Mermaid diagrams that help you understand the platform.

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Key Features

  • Modular Design: Mix and match components to create your ideal robot configuration
  • Open Source: Full access to designs, code, and documentation
  • Educational Focus: Perfect for learning robotics concepts and implementation
  • Research Ready: Extensible platform for advanced robotics research
  • Visual Documentation: Interactive diagrams and comprehensive guides

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Getting Started

Welcome to the Spoke Robotics documentation! Here you’ll find everything you need to know about building and customizing your Spoke robot. Let’s get started with the basics:

Core Components

Body

The Spoke robot body is designed for modularity and ease of assembly. Key features:

Spoke Body Design

Body Design

Learn about the Spoke Body design and components.

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Customized robot frame

Customization

Learn how to modify the body design.

Customization Guide

Electronics

The electronics system powers your Spoke robot with:

  • FPGA-based control system
  • Modular sensor interfaces
  • Power distribution
  • Communication protocols
The electronic components of a robot

Control System

Set up the FPGA control system.

Control System
Robot sensors

Sensor Integration

Connect and configure sensors.

Sensor Guide

Mechanism

The mechanical systems bring your Spoke robot to life:

  • Custom-designed actuators
  • Precision motion control
  • Modular joint systems
  • Payload integration
The internal mechanism of a robotic joint

Motion Control

Configure the actuator systems.

Motion Control
Robotic joint system

Joint Systems

Set up and calibrate joints.

Joint Systems

Device Network

The device network handles communication and event messaging:

  • Real-time event-based messaging
  • Scalable device-to-device communication
  • Low-latency data transfer
Event messaging diagram

Event Messaging

Learn about the event-based messaging system.

Event System
Network protocol diagram

Network Protocol

Understand the device-to-device communication.

Network Protocol

Documentation

Explore our detailed documentation for each component:

Community

We’re hosting discussions on GitHub.

Get Involved

Ready to start building your Spoke robot? Check out our getting started guides and join our community to share your progress.