A list of resources, open hardware projects and products useful for robot electronics. If you have additions, please open an issue or pull request.
- Brushed Motor Drivers
- ESC / BLDC Motor Controllers
- Actuators
- Computer Vision
- Battery Management
- FPGA Based
- Bus Systems
- Sensors
- Open Source Projects
- Robot Competitions
- University Projects
| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
SparkFun Easy Driver  |
EasyDriver stepper motor driver |  |
SparkFun Pi Servo Hat  |
Raspberry Pi servo HAT controlling up to 16 servos |  |
Adafruit DC Stepper Motor HAT  |
PCB files for the Adafruit DC Stepper Motor HAT and Bonnet |  |
SparkFun TMC6300 Three-Phase Driver  |
Hardware for TMC6300 three-phase motor driver breakout |  |
Adafruit DRV2605 Haptic Driver  |
PCB files for Adafruit DRV2605 Haptic Motor Driver |  |
Adafruit TMC2209 Breakout  |
PCB files for the Adafruit TMC2209 Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board |  |
Adafruit A4988 Breakout  |
PCB files for the Adafruit A4988 Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board |  |
Adafruit STSPIN220 Breakout  |
PCB files for the Adafruit STSPIN220 Stepper Motor Driver Breakout Board |  |
24to12 Brushed Motor Driver  |
DRV8801-based driver for 12V 1A BDC motors |  |
CACKLE DRV8213 Driver  |
Modular DRV8213 brushed motor driver PCB |  |
STM32 DC Brushed Motor Driver  |
STM32-based DC motor driver; schematic, PCB layout, soldering/debugging |  |
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| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| SimpleFOCShield ⭐ 17k | Classic SimpleFOCShield design (MIT licensed) for Arduino/FOC applications | 2022-01 |
| MicroSpora SimpleFOC ⭐ 6.6k | STM32G431CBU6 + DRV8316 for high-performance SimpleFOC; CAN, USB, encoder interfaces | 2025-05 |
VESC bldc-hardware  |
Brushless DC motor controller hardware for VESC ecosystem; widely used in electric skateboards/robots |  |
| SimpleFOC42B ⭐ 828 | STM32F103-based stepper/BLDC driver board with magnetic encoder for SimpleFOC | 2023-06 |
| SimpleFOC StepMini ⭐ 767 | SimpleFOC StepMini driver board variant (public domain) derived from SimpleFOCMini project | 2024-05 |
| BLDC FOC Driver IR2103 ⭐ 729 | BLDC FOC motor driver 12–80V; IR2103 gate drive front end; SimpleFOC-tagged | 2024-01 |
| SimpleFOC Stepstick ⭐ 690 | STM32G431 + DRV8955 3-phase/stepper driver; tune parameters per motor/encoder | 2024-08 |
ODrive-inspired BLDC PCB  |
ODrive-inspired single-channel BLDC motor controller PCB |  |
Cheap FOCer 2  |
Low-cost VESC-6-based FOC BLDC controller |  |
Dagor Brushless Controller  |
ESP32-based BLDC controller with encoder feedback |  |
IDMIL Moteus  |
High-performance brushless servo controller platform with advanced FOC and trajectory handling |  |
stmbl  |
High-voltage AC servo/BLDC driver framework |  |
X_driver ODrive  |
Single-axis BLDC controller running ODrive firmware v0.5.6; FOC, position/velocity control |  |
RP2040 Motor Controller  |
RP2040-based SimpleFOC-compatible motor controller |  |
xESC  |
Low-cost sensored BLDC ESC with PCB layouts |  |
µMotor  |
µMotor controller for BLDC/DC motors |  |
BlueESC  |
Open-source ESC for three-phase brushless motors |  |
HighPower Mechaduino  |
Closed-loop stepper/servo controller reference |  |
BLDC Motor PCBs  |
High-precision BLDC controller PCBs and firmware |  |
OpenESC  |
Open-source ESC hardware/firmware baseline |  |
STM_MotorController  |
Generic STM32-based motor controller framework |  |
mbldc  |
Sensorless BLDC controller PCB and firmware |  |
OtterControl  |
OtterControl BLDC controller; legacy design |  |
asac-esc  |
Open-source ESC hardware and firmware |  |
Tarocco  |
Closed-loop Step/Dir motor controller |  |
| STM32G4 BLDC Driver | STM32G431RBT6 BLDC/PMSM driver, 3-phase H-bridge, 12–60V, Hall/encoder, current sense | 2025-09 |
| 6-Step BLDC Driver STM32F051 | Sensorless BLDC driver based on STM32F051K8U6 with FD6288Q; six-step commutation | 2025-11 |
| SimpleFOCShield v3 Redesigned | Arduino-compatible SimpleFOCShield v3.2 with current sensing and encoder interfaces | 2024-10 |
| SimpleFOC_X Integrated Driver | ESP32 + DRV8313 integrated BLDC driver; current/velocity/position loop support | 2024-03 |
| SimpleFOC DRV8313 Driver | Three-phase BLDC driver with DRV8313 and optional INA240 current sensing | 2024-04 |
| SimpleFOC CAN Driver STM32 | STM32-based SimpleFOC FOC driver board with CAN communication support | 2023-07 |
| SimpleFOC ESP32 Tank | ESP32 + L6234 + AS5600 dual BLDC tracked vehicle controller | 2022-04 |
| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
open_robot_actuator_hardware  |
Open robot actuator platform (electronics + mechanics) |  |
mjbots moteus  |
Brushless servo actuator controller hardware + firmware; actively maintained into 2025 |  |
OpenTorque Actuator  |
Compliant actuator for legged robotics |  |
robot-actuator-esp32-v8  |
ESP32-based robot arm actuator with PCB, firmware, and CAD files |  |
ServoProject  |
RC-servo encoder retrofit for closed-loop control |  |
OpenServoCore  |
The goal of this project is to create an open servo controller board and firmware. |  |
NautilusController  |
SimpleFOC-based brushless actuator controller PCB |  |
Daisy Driver 2.0  |
Firmware for actuator driver PCB |  |
DirectServo  |
Robotic joint controller with BLDC + encoder |  |
TitanLegs  |
Robot leg actuator design with PCB |  |
| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
OpenMV  |
Open-source machine vision platform; Python-programmable on STM32H7/N6 MCUs with firmware + IDE |  |
USB-C Industrial Camera FPGA USB3  |
Open USB-C industrial camera; Verilog FPGA ISP pipeline (MIPI-CSI to USB3); up to 8K/30 FPS |  |
Adafruit MLX90640 IR Camera  |
PCB files for Adafruit MLX90640 IR thermal camera breakout |  |
Adafruit MEMENTO Camera  |
PCB files for the Adafruit MEMENTO multi-purpose camera breakout |  |
Adafruit OV5640 Camera Breakout  |
PCB files for Adafruit OV5640 5 MP sensor breakout |  |
Adafruit PiCowbell Camera Breakout  |
PCB files for Adafruit PiCowbell camera breakout board |  |
ESP32-P4 + C5 Camera Platform  |
Open hardware ESP32-P4 + ESP32-C5 camera/HMI dev kit; Wi-Fi 6/BLE/Thread |  |
Tokay Lite ESP32-S3 Camera  |
ESP32-S3-based edge AI camera; OV2640, TFLite, motion/light sensors, RTC, low-power design |  |
SparkFun Red Vision HM01B0  |
Himax HM01B0 320×320 colour camera module breakout |  |
OpenCamera Hardware  |
Open-source hardware platform for custom camera boards |  |
| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
foxBMS  |
Modular BMS supporting many chemistries and cell configurations — foxbms.org |  |
ENNOID BMS  |
Modular LTC68XX + STM32 BMS for up to 400V EV packs — also firmware / GUI |  |
DieBieMS  |
3–12S LiIon BMS, 100A |  |
Green BMS  |
Modular BMS supporting many chemistries |  |
LibreSolar BMS 48V  |
Li-Ion 48V BMS |  |
LibreSolar BMS 5S  |
Li-Ion 5S BMS |  |
Battman BMS  |
Li-Ion BMS based on LTC6803 |  |
Ceech BQ76920 BMS  |
Arduino-based 5S BMS (BQ76920) |  |
| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
| LOA | Framework for building specialised IO subsystems | — |
| flink | Universal FPGA interface with robotics IP-cores | — |
| Snickerdoodle | Zynq-based System-on-Module | — |
| Logi-Bone | FPGA + BeagleBone board with VHDL robotics modules | — |
| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
CANopenNode  |
Open-source CANopen stack |  |
ros_canopen  |
CANopen driver framework / ROS bridge |  |
UC4H: UAVCAN for Hobbyists  |
UAVCAN applied to multirotor platforms |  |
| OpenCyphal | Formerly UAVCAN — protocol on CAN Bus for robotics and aerospace control | — |
| Lely CANopen | Open-source CANopen stack | — |
| KaCanOpen | Easy-to-use CANopen stack for ROS | — |
| SAB / modm.io | Sensor Actuator Bus | — |
| Simple Robot EtherCAT | RPi4 + EtherCAT platform | — |
| Project Name | Description | Last Updated |
|---|---|---|
OpenSimpleLidar  |
Open hardware scanning laser rangefinder |  |
| Xaxxon OpenLIDAR | DIY scanning LiDAR | — |
| OSLRF-01 | Open-source time-of-flight laser range sensor | — |