Arlok
A 3D-printed Arduino Uno educational rover with examples for obstacle avoidance, line following and cellphone control.
Project documentation
Before you build
Five answers, each linked to its source
What does it cost?
Not documented
No cost in the reviewed sources.
Can I sell what I build?
Check firstCheck before commercial use
Hardware not documented · Software not documented. Licensing source
What’s open?
4 of 6CAD: AvailableBOM: AvailablePCB: AvailableCode: AvailableSim: Not documentedGuide: Partial
Guide partial · sim not documented. All six files
Is it maintained?
Active
Latest activity Oct 26, 2026 · main repo last commit Oct 26, 2026 · 69 commits in the last 52 weeks · 3 contributors Activity
01 / Under the shell
The specifications.
Hardware, build and software on one sheet. Every fact links to where we found it.
Arlok is an educational robot based on Arduino Uno, with 3D-printed parts and readily available components. Its programming examples include obstacle avoidance, line following and cellphone control.
Hardware
- Actuators
- 2 · Servos BOM.md
- Build
- 3D-printed · 3D-printed parts Documentation
- Controller
- Arduino Uno README
- Servos
- 2 BOM.md
Building it
02 / The files behind the robot
What’s open.
Six parts of the build, each checked separately. Gaps stay visible.
| Part | Status | What’s there | License | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAD | Available | 3D-printable parts and STEP files are provided. | Not documented | cad/ |
| Bill of materials | Available | Bill of Materials is provided. | Not documented | BOM.md |
| Electronics | Available | Gerber files are present. | Not documented | gerbers/ |
| Code | Available | Arduino code examples are provided. | Not documented | arduino/ |
| Simulation model | Not documented | Not documented | Not documented | No source found |
| Assembly guide | Partial | An assembly guide is provided for Version 1; Version 2 has no assembly guide. | Not documented | assembly_v1.md |
03 / Know before you build
Can you sell it?
Check firstCheck before commercial use
No license was found for the design files, so no reuse rights are granted. Ask the maker before building anything to sell.
- Hardware
- Not documented
- Software
- Not documented
04 / The upstream project
Is it maintained?
ActiveLatest activity Oct 26, 2026, 4 days before the snapshot
The main repository’s last commit was Oct 26, 2026.
- Stars
- 24
- Forks
- 2
- Contributors
- 3
- Latest release
- None recorded
Snapshot captured Oct 30, 2026. Recorded figures, not live metrics. Active: activity within 90 days of the snapshot. Quiet: within a year. Dormant: longer.
05 / Parts & kits
A head start.
Maker-listed sellers only. No affiliate links or paid placement.
MAKER’S COST
Not documented
No cost in the reviewed sources.
Kit availability is not documented in our reviewed sources.
06 / Side by side
Compare with other rovers.
Other rovers in the directory, most recently active first. Same sources, same rules.
| Robot | Cost | Open files | Can I sell it? | Runs on | Maintained | Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ArlokThis robotSettorezero | Not documented | 4 of 6 | Check firstHW not documented · SW not documented | Arduino | ActiveOct 26, 2026 | 24 |
| stoRPerconcretedog | Not documented | 3 of 6 | YesHW CERN-OHL-P-2.0 · SW CERN-OHL-P-2.0 | Raspberry Pi | ActiveOct 22, 2026 | 60 |
| JPL Open Source RoverNASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory | About $1,600full build | 6 of 6 | YesHW Apache-2.0 · SW Apache-2.0 | ROS 2GazeboRaspberry Pi | ActiveOct 20, 2026 | 9,723 |
| Autonomous Zero-Turn Retrofit KitZoheb Alvi | About $1,644functional build | 5 of 6 | YesHW MIT · SW not documented | ArduinoESP32Raspberry Pi | Not documented | — |
| This robotArlok | stoRPer | JPL Open Source Rover |
|---|---|---|
| Cost | ||
| Not documented | Not documented | About $1,600 |
| Can I sell it? | ||
| Check first | Yes | Yes |
| Open files | ||
| 4 of 6 | 3 of 6 | 6 of 6 |
| Runs on | ||
| Arduino | Raspberry Pi | ROS 2, Gazebo, Raspberry Pi |
| Maintained | ||
| ActiveOct 26, 2026 | ActiveOct 22, 2026 | ActiveOct 20, 2026 |
Upkeep is measured against each robot’s own snapshot. Costs keep the maker’s scope, so check what each figure covers.
See them in the table07 / Follow the evidence
Open books.
Repository files are pinned to commit 5c7b48a. Websites and papers are listed with their review dates.
- 01README.md at 5c7b48aReviewed Oct 30, 2026
- 02docs/BOM.md at 5c7b48aReviewed Oct 30, 2026