Qbo

Name: Qbo
Rating: 4.1 (1573 reviews)

A simple blue and white robot with two wheels, a simple wide torso and a rounded head with two eyes, which look off into the distance. — A newly assembled Qbo contemplates its existence. Photo: Francisco Paz

Qbo is a small robot that users can assemble and program themselves. It is open source and can drive autonomously, track faces and objects, understand speech, and recognize itself in a mirror.

Creator

Thecorpora

Year

2012

Country

Spain 🇪🇸

Categories

Consumer

Features

Qbo assembly time-lapse. Video: Thecorpora

Did you know?

Qbo can recognize itself in a mirror, and it is also clever enough to recognize when it's looking at another Qbo instead.

The robot looks up at a human hand, which is holding a toy cow. — Qbo, meet Betsy. Photo: Francisco Paz

The robot sees its reflection in a mirror that a man is holding up to it. — "My, what a handsome bot." Photo: Francisco Paz

Specs

Overview: Capable of navigating autonomously, recognizing and synthesizing speech, and tracking faces and objects. Has autonomous and teleoperation modes.
Status: Unknown
Year: 2012
Website: thecorpora.com
Width: 31.4 cm
Height: 45.6 cm
Length: 29.3 cm
Weight: 11 kg
Speed: 3.6 km/h
Sensors: Three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer, one infrared distance sensor, two ultrasound obstacle sensors.
Actuators: Two DC motors to power wheels, two servomotors for head movement, and two servomotors for eyebrow movement.
Degrees of Freedom (DoF): 4 (Wheels: 2 DoF; Head: 2 DoF)
Materials: Hard plastic exterior, metal chassis and bearings.
Compute: Mini ITX motherboard with Intel Core i3, GPU, and Wi-Fi.
Software: OpenQbo, a Linux-based OS with ROS integrated, and Qbo applications.
Power: 10-Ah lithium-iron-phosphate battery, 2.5 hours of operation