Build a Robot Crab: RoboSoc x Atech x AROC

Spend an afternoon turning a pile of servos, 3D-printed parts and an ESP32 board into a walking robot crab.

As part of Helsinki Robotics Week, Aalto Robotics Club teams up with the University of Manchester Robotics Society (RoboSoc) and ATech for a hands-on build workshop. Working in small teams, you’ll assemble and program an open-source four-legged crab running on the ATech board (ESP32).

Atech is one of the hardware partners at Junction 2026 (13-15 November). This workshop is a great chance to get hands-on with their board before the hackathon, so you already know your way around it when the clock starts ticking.

What you’ll do

Assemble the printed body, legs and servos

Wire everything up to the ATech board

Flash the firmware and calibrate the joints

Get your crab walking, waving and making faces, then tweak the movements yourself

When: Thursday 12.11, 16:00-19:00

Where: Aalto Design Factory, The Sandbox (Viima building, Puumiehenkuja 5A, Espoo)

Just bring your laptop and some curiosity. Beginners and experienced builders are both welcome.

Afterwards, join us for the Community Sauna at 19:00 - https://luma.com/elbrjf0d