DIY Actuated Tail

WIP Hardware

A cable-driven flexible tail modification that adds expressive movements to your Reachy Mini robot. Non-invasive design - no modifications to original parts required.

Customizer Parameters

Add ReachyHacks logo cutout

Add ventilation holes

Arm angle from horizontal (degrees)

30 45 60

Arm length (horizontal distance)

60 100 150

Arm thickness

6 10 15

Arm width

30 40 60

Corner radius for platform

0 10 20

20 60 100

Main platform depth (Y axis)

150 180 250

Platform thickness

8 12 20

Main platform width (X axis)

150 200 300

Recess depth

110 115 125

Recess depth into platform

3 5 10

Recess offset from center (Y axis, negative = toward back)

0 10 20

Recess width (slightly larger than foot)

130 135 145

0 20 40

0 4 8

Servo mount plate size

40 50 70

Servo plate thickness

3 5 8

Servo type: 0=SG90 (micro), 1=MG996R (standard)

SG90 MG996R

3D Preview

Click "Render" to generate STL

Downloads

tail_base_platform.scad

tail_segment.scad

README.md

Bill of Materials

Micro Servo (SG90) 1x

Base Platform (PLA) 1x

Tail Segments (TPU) 8x

Braided Line (0.5mm) 50cm

M2 Screws 4x

License

Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

DIY Actuated Tail

Customizer Parameters

Documentation

Downloads

Bill of Materials

License