Meet Derek "The Great SLAMboni" Kartoffel The Great SLAMboni hanging out at the TechStars office. Derek "The Great SLAMboni" Kartoffel is our current low-cost research robot, costing less than $600 to build but capable of the same tasks that many multi-thousand dollar robots are typically used for in robotics research. Much thanks to Brian and Evan for naming Derek! During...
Meet the Robot Our robot watching the Belgium-US World Cup Game with the rest of the office last week. This is our robot, which has a lot of awesome capabilities for under $600, but still lacks a name and personality (let us know if you have any ideas for a good robot name!). In this post, we'll be giving some quick...
The RoboPeak LIDAR is a two-dimensional rangefinder that uses a laser reflection sensor to collect distances. For an overview, check out our Quick Reference, or keep reading for the full unboxing experience!
The RoboPeak LIDAR unit, a 7-pin female-female connector (5267), a serial to USB adapter board, a micro-USB cable, a little “Quick Start” sheet, and a bunch of foam packing material.
Out of the box, it’s not difficult at all to hook all the silly connectors together...
What is it? The RoboPeak LIDAR is a two-dimensional rangefinder that uses a laser reflection sensor to collect distances. For an overview, check out our Quick Reference, or keep reading for the full unboxing experience! What’s in the box? The RoboPeak LIDAR unit, a 7-pin female-female connector (5267), a serial to USB adapter board, a micro-USB cable, a little “Quick...
