Open-source robot

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"A robot is an autonomous machine capable of sensing its environment, carrying out computations to make decisions, and performing actions in the real world."<ref> IEEE. "What Is a Robot?" </ref>

A robot is "any automatically operated machine that replaces human effort, though it may not resemble human beings in appearance or perform functions in a humanlike manner."<ref> "Britannica: Robot". </ref>

Here at Open Circuits, we are most interested in open-source robotics. In particular, we are most interested in open designs for motor drivers and controller boards and all the other electronics that goes into a robot. We also find interesting open designs for rocker-bogie and other wheeled robot suspension arrangements, open designs for robot legs and arms and grippers, and open-source software intended to run on robot hardware as well as intended to be used to design improved robot hardware and electronics.

Complete robots already mentioned on Open Circuits[edit]

Robot components already mentioned on Open Circuits[edit]

Motors, batteries, and the stuff between them:

Sensors:

Robot brains:

  • Motherboards that run Linux are useful for robots that do any sort of visual processing or WiFi networking.
  • Microcontrollers are useful for robots that balance or need any other sort of quick reflexes.
  • Some robots use both.

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