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DD-L0-LA59 (we call her Lola) is a small robot droid that seems alive. She:
- breathes: her wings slowly rise and fall, and her eyes glow brighter and dimmer;
- loves boops: tap her nose and she flutters her wings and makes a happy sound;
- gets angry: poke her too often, or shake her, and she flaps hard and growls;
- wants attention: leave her alone for a while and she calls out to you, or goes on a "trench run" flight.
You don't need the robot to try her out. The simulator is a program for your Windows, Linux or Mac computer that shows Lola in 3D and runs the very same code as the real robot.
| I want to… | Start here | You'll need |
|---|---|---|
| 🎮 Try the simulator | Get the simulator | A Windows, Linux or Mac computer |
| 🔧 Build the robot | Parts list | The parts, a soldering iron and an adult helper if you're under 16 |
| ✏️ Change how she behaves | How the firmware works | The simulator, a text editor |
| 💡 Add new hardware | Adding new hardware | The simulator |
| 🧑💻 Work on the simulator itself | Building the simulator | Docker (Windows, Linux) or Rust (Mac) |
New to all this? Read What you need first, and keep the Glossary open for any word you don't know.
- Pages start simple. Sections called More detail (for tinkerers) go deeper, so skip them if you just want things to work.
- Button and panel names are written exactly as they appear in the app, so you can find them on screen, or say them to Windows Voice Access ("click Nudge").
- Found a mistake or got stuck? Open an issue and tell us which page and which step.
The pages are kept in the wiki/ folder of the project. See Contributing and branching to change them.