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TurtleBot3

Also known as TurtleBot3 Burger, TurtleBot3 Waffle Pi

Small open source research and teaching robot with a spinning laser scanner, used in university courses and labs to learn mapping and navigation.

MakerROBOTIS
CountrySouth Korea
First shown2017
StatusIn production
Height0.192 m
Length0.138 m
Mass1 kg
Payload15 kg
Top speed0.22 m/s (0.8 km/h)
ActuationTwo servo driven wheels with a caster
PowerLithium polymer battery
Sensors360 degree laser distance sensor, inertial unit and wheel encoders, with a camera on the Waffle Pi
AutonomyRuns open source mapping and navigation software on a single board computer

TurtleBot3 comes in two shapes, the tall narrow Burger and the wider Waffle Pi, both driven by two servo actuators with wheel encoders. A 360 degree laser distance sensor, an inertial unit and a single board computer run standard mapping and navigation packages out of the box. Because the hardware, wiring and software are all open and cheap, it became the reference platform for teaching robot software and for reproducing published experiments. The figures below are for the Burger model.

Of note

Maker: www.robotis.com

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