Description

CoroBot is a capable, expandable and affordable mobile robot platform designed to minimize the complexity of robot development.  The unit comes fully assembled and tested with your choice of operating systems pre-installed.  Because CoroBot is assembled with real hardware, as opposed to plastic clips, it is fully modifiable and expandable.

Equipped with a PC-class CPU, CoroBot features expansive program storage space and CPU capacity to run additional software. CoroBot’s design assists the hardware developer with additional physical mounting space, communication, and electrical inputs and outputs. Designed from the ground up with you in mind, CoroBot is a capable, expandable, and affordable way to meet your specific needs and requirements.

CoroBot can now be ordered with your choice of the classic 4WD skid steer base or 2WD differential drive base.

Capable

The CoroBot can be purchased running Windows, Linux, or in a dual-boot configuration. The Windows® version comes with supporting C-language API, while the Linux® version comes with Player, allowing teleoperation right out of the box. Drivers and applications are provided in both source and executable form allowing for immediate usage as well as modifications and enhancements by the owner. With a standard PC running a standard operating system programming your CoroBot is easy. Use the tools, language, and development environment you are familiar with. CoroBot's camera, wheel encoders, optional laser ranger finder and bumper sensors enable your robot to examine the environment, while the optional 4 degree of freedom arm with gripper sensor enables your robot to easily interact with the environment. Want to add autonomy? CoroBot’s processer has the room to handle localization and mapping algorithms, path planning, vision processing, learning algorithms and more. Rather than being limited by flash memory space CoroBot provides ample disk space to store maps, log files, learning databases and more.

Expandable

Robot consumers often require features that go beyond what is provided by the manufacturer. CoroBot has an open-ended design allowing you to significantly extend its capabilities.

Modifying your CoroBot doesn't void the standard warranty. CoroBot’s top deck provides ample mounting space for additional hardware components such as GPS, laser range finder, environmental sensors, and more. Interfacing to these added devices is made simple due to extra USB ports, I²C port, RS-232 serial port, 4 digital inputs, 8 digital outputs and 6 analog inputs. Open physical design allows easy access to connectors. CoroBot’s processor is powerful enough to run additional user software. Supporting a 80GB disk drive, CoroBot has plenty of space to store data files, programs, source code, etc.

Affordable

CoroBot offers a combination of features at a price lower than anyone else in the industry. This price difference becomes even more significant when multiple CoroBots are needed for activities such as swarming or classroom activities.

CoroBot Specifications:

• Dimensions: 12"L x 13"W x 10"H (16"T w/ arm)
• CPU: 1.5 GHz
• RAM: 1 GB
• Disk Space / ROM: 80 GB
• Battery: 10AH
• Est. Battery Life: 2.5 Hours
• Base Type: See Base Options
• Steering: See Base Options
• Wheel Encoders: Yes
• Camera: High quality 2 MegaPixel color camera
• Inputs: 4 digital, 6 analog
• Outputs: 8 digital
• Wireless: 802.11 b/g/n
• Bumper Sensors: Front (standard), Rear (optional)
• Voltage Sensor: Yes
• Arm Size: 14" long
• Arm DOF: 4
• Gripper Span: 1.3"
• Gripper Sensor: Yes
• Arm Payload Capacity: 8 oz.
• Base Payload Capacity: 5 lbs.
• Windows: XP, Supporting C-Language API
• Linux: Ubuntu, Player
• Optional Pan/tilt camera: Yes
• Optional Laser Range Finder: URG-04LX-UG01
• Max Speed: 1.5 feet/sec
• Warranty: 1 year