Building a Safe Cracking Robot

Contributors: Nate

Build Your Own!

We’ve documented and shared all the lessons we’ve learned in hopes that you can possibly build your own. You’ll need a 3D printer, soldering iron, and the ability to write code and modify 3D files to fit the type of safe you’re trying to open.

This is a complex build so here’s a list of documents:

• Eagle files for the PCB
• Schematic
• Arduino based firmware
• 3D files for the dial coupler and handle puller
• 3D model of the safe
• SparkFun parts list
• Additional Parts:
  • $40 DC gearhead motor
  • Three BCA6 magnets worked very well
  • Custom PCB (order from your favorite fab house)

All in all, we've spent about $200 on our safe cracker, which is a fraction of what professional devices cost.

For the latest files, check out the repo here.