Mobile robots who-is-who
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This is a list of mobile robots that exist or are being developed around the world, and that I am aware of. I am trying to focus on small indoor wheeled devices. The list has small academic projects and academic-oriented products, but also some general products. So it's either bought or built.
This list is by no means complete, so please send me an e-mail if you know a robot you believe should be part of this list, or with corrections. I am also attempting to create some sort of taxonomy. Of course this is something of lesser importance, what matters are each project by itself, and what they all have in common and of peculiar.
Insectoids (Inseptóides)
- I-SWARM 3x3x2mm, S.I.D.
- Monsieur II-P ~20mm long (7.8cm3), 12.5g, 150mm/sec (1993), Bluetooth (2003) (by EPSON) news
- Alice 22x21x20mm, 40mm/s, PIC processor, IR sensors, IR remote control and "radio" communication (2002-?) (by EPFL) news
- Nano sumo - 25x25x25mm, 25g
- Jasmine 26x26x26mm, 200mm/s, based on MEGABitty controller board
- InsBot 41Lx30Wx19H mm , 15g, 50mm/s interacts with cockroaches. 2 PIC processors, light and IR sensors, linear camera and a some kind of radio communication (2004)
- Tig-Bot (micro-sumo) 48x48x41mm, Parallax Basic Stamp II
- AVRkitCar (by Phenostream) approx. 50mmx50mmx40mmH, with Atmel ATtiny84 microcontroller
Featherweight (Peso-pena)
- Original Khepera - 55mm diameter, 30mm height, 80g, 0.02 to 1.0 m/s, motorola 68331 16MHz CPU (1991-?)
- e-puck 70mm diameter, step motor, Bluetooth, (by EPFL)
- Finnish bot 80mm diameter, 34mm high* -
- MICAbot 86x61x21mm (2003)
- spoonBot (not exactly a standardized robot model)* - has a CMUCam3!…
- LAMAlice 110x60x40mm 10mm/s, ET probe (made by earthlings, from EPFL).
Pets (Mascotinhos)
- Junun Mk-III chassis is 80Lx62W mm
- Sumovore (mini-sumo) 90x80x80mm, 420g
- Mini-Sumo robots limit - 100x100mm, 500g
- Airat (micromouse) 114x88mm, step motor
- Surveyor SRV-1 (I have a crush on this one) 120x100x80mm, lagartas, video camera, Blackfin processor.
- Swarm-bot 120mm de diâmetro, 150mm altura, omnidirecional camera (2001-2005) (by EPFL)
- Ma-vin 125x97x65 mm, 300g, ATMEGA64L microcontroller
- Khepera III 130mm diameter 70mm high, 500mm/s. May carry an XScale processor, camera and make wi-fi communication. (2006-) (born in EPFL)
- SR-1 140Lx158Wx97H mm
- HB-Base 140x120x91 mm, motor DC
- BoE-Bot 150x120x80 mm
- Personal Satellite Assistant 152.4 mm diameter, a spacial floating PDA, (S.I.D., proposed by NASA)
- marXbot 170mm diameter, 170mm height, 1000g, looks like a big Swarm-bot (by EPFL)
7-inch kludges (Gambiarras de 7 polegadas)
(With all respect from a kludgeneering graduate!)
- FlockBots 178mm diameter, IR sensors, CMUCam2+brainstem+Gumstix, Bluetooth
- TJ Pro 178mm diameter,
- Scooterbot II 178mm diameter
Short and sturdy (Parrudos)
- Spif3 200mm diameter, has wi-fi, runs linux (by ENST, France)
- ARobot - 254x254x127 mm
- Garcia 275x200x120 mm (by Acroname) may come with gumstix computer, laser and wi-fi.
- Amigo Bot 330Lx280Wx150H mm (by ActivMedia Robotics)
- iRobot Create 335mm diameter, 80mm height, 1.6kg (by iRobot)
- Robotino 370mm diameter, 210mm height, 11 kg, up to 2.7m/s (by Festo)
- Erratic (ERA-MOBI) 400Lx410Wx150H mm, 2m/s, 13kg (by Videre Design)
- Magellan Pro 406mm diameter 254mm height 1m/s 15.9kg, onboard Pentium III, wi-fi capable (year?) (by iRobot)
- Pioneer 3-DX 445Lx400Wx245H mm, 1.2m/s, 9kg (by ActivMedia Robotics)
- Pioneer 3-AT 500Lx490Wx260H mm, 1.2m/s, 12kg (by ActivMedia Robotics)
- Rovio Omnidirectional drive, webcam, wi-fi and unknown physical specs (localization by IR system?…)