How to build pib´s neck – variant ultimate
Our pib has 3 different neck variants. You can choose which variant is best for you.
- Rookie: simple neck with 1 degree of movement (left and right movement)
- Pro: intermediate neck with 2 degrees of movement (left and right + up and down movement)
- Ultimate: advanced neck with 3 degrees of movement
Our default neck variant is pro. This tutorial describes how to build the ultimate version.
pib’s neck ultimate consists of 20 printable parts and is assembled in 11 steps.
Insert 3 x M02 Ballbearings into A05.
Place 2 x A06 in the shown spots in A05.
Place A07 into M03 ballbearing and repeat this step twice more. Insert the assembled parts into the shown spots of A05-A06.
Connect A13 to A07 in the shown orientation using 1 x nut and 1 x 30 mm screw. Repeat this step two more times.
Connect A13 to A07 in the shown orientation using 1 x nut and 1 x 30 mm screw. Repeat this step two more times.
Place 6 x nuts and 6 x E07 servos in the shown spots and fix them by using 6 x 8mm screws.
Place 6 x nuts and 6 x E07 servos in the shown spots and fix them by using 6 x 8mm screws.
Connect A12 to E07 servo using 1 x 12 mm screw while meshing the gears´ teeth together with smooth interaction.
Repeat this step 2 more times.
Place 4 x M01 ballbearings in the shown spots in A08, and repeat this step 2 more times.
Connect the 3 x A08 to the 3 x A06 using 3 x metal rods while maintaining the shown orientation.
Connect 3 x A10 to the tops of A08 using 3 x metal rods.
Place 6 x M01 ballbearings in the shown spots in A09.
Place 4 x nuts in A09 in the shown spots. Put an E07 servo from below and fix it with 4 x 12 mm screw on the bottom side.
Connect A09 to A10 using 3 x metal rods.
You did a great job, the neck is assembled!
In order to construct the forearm, you will need these printable and non-printable parts:
| Printable parts | Non-printable parts |
| A05-Neck_base | 17 x S01 M3 nuts |
| 3 x A06–Neck_base_connector | 6 x S03 M3 8 mm screws |
| 3 x A07-Neck_servo_connector | 7 x S05 M3 12 mm screws |
| 3 x A08-Neck_arm | 4 x S11 M3 30 mm screws |
| A09-Neck_head | 9 x M08 metal rods |
| 3 x A10–Neck_head_connector | 4 x E07 MG996R servo |
| 3 x A12-Neck_driving_bevel_gear | 18 x M01 Ballbearings |
| 3 x A13-Neck_driven_bevel_gear | 3 x M02 Ballbearings |
| 3 x M03 Ballbearings |
