These are basically a stepper motor that’s been unrolled and made flat — traces on the PCB act as the coils and tiny magnetic “robots” act as the rotor. If you want to try this concept ...

With the low-cost PCB fabrication services available to hackers and makers these days, we’ll admit that making your own boards at home doesn’t hold quite the appeal that it did in the past.

The robot uses a custom PCB as its backbone ... According to its maker, Q8bot’s design prioritizes manufacturing efficiency, with many custom parts mirrored on both sides to reduce unique ...