TurtleBot 3

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 🇰🇷
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Overview of TurtleBot 3. Video: Robotis

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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

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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)