TurtleBot 3

Name: TurtleBot 3
Rating: 4.2 (298 reviews)

A modular black mobile robot with two rubber wheels and a scalable three layered structure of 3D-printed plates, each of which houses electronics and sensors. The whole robot fits in the palm of a hand. — TurtleBot 3 Burger fits in your hand. Photo: Robotis

TurtleBot3 is a small programmable mobile robot powered by the Robot Operating System (ROS). It carries lidar and 3D sensors and navigates autonomously using simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM).

Creators

Robotis and Open Robotics

Year

2017

Country

South Korea 🇰🇷

Categories

Features

Did you know?

The different TurtleBot 3 models are called "Burger" and "Waffle."

A dozen configurations of TurtleBot 3 in varying shapes and sizes on a wooden floor. — TurtleBot 3 has a modular design. Photo: Robotis

Multiple screens show of various views from the robot. — How TurtleBot 3 sees the world. Photo: Robotis

Specs

Overview: Modular design, open source (hardware, software, and firmware), SLAM, autonomous navigation.
Status: Ongoing
Year: 2017
Website: robotis.us/turtlebot-3
Width: 17.8 cm
Height: 19.2 cm
Length: 13.8 cm
Weight: 1 kg
Speed: 0.8 km/h
Sensors: HLDS 360-degrees laser distance sensor
Actuators: Dynamixel XL430-W250 servo motors
Degrees of Freedom (DoF): 2
Materials: ABS plastic and 3D-printed parts
Compute: Compute module with Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. OpenCR board with 32-bit ARM Cortex-M7.
Software: Robot Operating System (ROS)
Power: 11.1-V 1800-mAh lithium-polymer battery, 2.5 hours of operation
Cost: $549 (TurtleBot 3 Burger)