Qbo

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 🇪🇸
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Features
Qbo assembly time-lapse. Video: Thecorpora

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Neutral

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

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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