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Desk body: turns and nods
The Desk body stays on the desk, turns its head left and right and nods it. With the Gem head the bot is 96 x 88 x 170 mm and 252.3 g, and the body itself is 104.9 g of printed plastic in 6 pieces. Built and tested by 3D3D that bot costs $315.14 CAD, $47.75 less than the Mini v2's rolling body.
- 96 x 88 x 170 mmwith the Gem head
- 104.9 gPETG and TPU, 6 pieces
- −$47.75built price against the Mini v2's body
- 8 of 8heads that fit
What it is
A base that turns the head left and right and a neck that nods it up and down. It stays on the desk.
Its face, voice and moves run in the test room today. The program that runs them on the real ESP32-S3 chip is not built yet.
What it costs with each head
| Head | Look | Built by 3D3D (from) | Against the Gem head |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gem head | A shield, narrow chin | $315.14 | Same price |
| Mini head | Friendly and rounded | $308.97 | −$6.17 |
| Dome head | Round face, half-ball back | $315.48 | +$0.34 |
| Visor head | A wide band, camera at the side | $315.08 | −$0.06 |
| Cyclops head | One big eye | $315.72 | +$0.58 |
| Twin-lens head | Two lens rings (one camera) | $315.64 | +$0.50 |
| Antenna head | Bubble head, two antennae | $315.31 | +$0.17 |
| Pod head | A capsule on a stem | $315.93 | +$0.79 |
Bought parts of this body
| Part | Used | Pack price (CAD) | Your cost, whole packs | 3D3D's price, parts + 15% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feetech SCS0009 bus servo, 2-pack Joint (SCS0009 bus servo) on posts. amazon.ca, seen 2026-11-02. Listing | 2 | $35.99 for 2 | $35.99 | $41.39 |
| Waveshare Bus Servo Adapter (A) Bus servo driver (Waveshare Bus Servo Adapter A). amazon.ca, seen 2026-11-02. Listing | 1 | $16.99 for 1 | $16.99 | $19.54 |
| M3 x 40 screw M3 screw column, tall (base to lid). amazon.ca, seen 2026-11-04. Listing | 4 | $16.98 for 20 | $16.98 | $3.91 |
Pack prices are what amazon.ca listed on the date shown.
The bot it makes
The Desk bot is this body with the Gem head. See all the parts or the questions people ask.
All prices are in Canadian dollars before tax and shipping. Bought parts are priced from amazon.ca listings (seen 2026-11-04), plus 15% when 3D3D buys them. Printing, the build and test fee and finishing are 3D3D's own rates, listed on the prices page.