Mobile robot for research and development "Kobuki"

■ This is an article posted on June 2016, 10, so the content of the information may be out of date.

Open source mobile robot for research and development on Unipos website Kobuki Page has been added.

It is equipped with various sensors such as bumper sensor, cliff sensor, wheel drop sensor, and programmable LED, and moves at a maximum speed of 70 cm / sec. In addition, since it has extensive I / O ports and power supply functions, it is possible to expand the functions by connecting to a small board or 3D camera.

【Main Specifications】

Maximum speed: 70cm / s
Maximum rotation speed: 180deg / s (> 110deg / s gyro performance will degrade)
Loading capacity: 5kg (hard floor), 4kg (carpet)
Step-Down: will not drive off a cliff with a depth greater than 5cm
Steps-Climbs (sills / lags): climbs thresholds of 12mm or lower
Uptime: 3 / 7hours (small / large battery)
Charging time: 1.5 / 2.6hours (small / large battery)

PC connection: USB or via RX / TX pins on the parallel port
Odometry: 52ticks / enc rev, 2578.33ticks / wheel rev, 11.7ticks / mm
Gyro sensor: factory calibrated, 1 axis (110deg / s)
Bumper sensor: left, center, right
Cliff sensor: left, center, right
Wheel drop sensor: left, right
Power connector: 5V / 1A, 12V / 1.5A, 12V / 5A
Expansion pins: 3.3V / 1A, 5V / 1A, 4x analog in, 4x digital in, 4x digital out
Audio: several programmable beep sequences
Programmable LED: 2x two-coloured LED
Buttons: 3x touch buttons
Docking IR sensor: left, centre, right
Battery: Lithium-Ion, 14.8V, 2200mAh (4S1P-small), 4400mAh (4S2P-large)