TurtleBot 2 - Complete Kit

The TurtleBot 2 is the next generation TurtleBot Open-source robot development kit designed from the wheels up as a platform to build your next robotics project. This kit includes everything you need to get started building apps on wheels.

NOTE: Lead time for the Turtlebot 2 is approximately one week

Features

• Mounting plates compatible with metric (M4) fasteners
• Onboard laptop power interface allows laptop to charge while docked
• High resolution wheel encoders and integrated gyro provide improved pose estimation
• Accessible power connections probide 5V@1A, 12V@1.5A, and 12V@5A
• Expansion connector
• Lithium-Ion 2200 mAh Battery
• RoHS Compliant

Includes

• Kobuki Mobile Platform
• TurtleBot 2 - Laser Cut Plates
• TurtleBot 2 - Base Standoff Set
• TurtleBot 2 - Small Parts
• TurtleBot 2 - USB Installer

Kobuki Functional Specification

• Maximum translational velocity: 65 cm/s
• Maximum rotational velocity: 180 deg/s (>110 deg/s gyro performance will degrade)
• Payload: 5 kg (hard floor), 4 kg (carpet)
• Cliff: will not drive off a cliff with a depth greater than 5cm
• Threshold Climbing: climbs thresholds of 12 mm or lower
• Rug Climbing: climbs rugs of 12 mm or lower
• Expected Operating Time: 3/7 hours (small/large battery)
• Expected Charging Time: x/x hours (small/large battery)
• Docking: can perform docking within a 2mx5m area in front of the docking station

Kobuki Hardware Specification

• Motor Overload Detection : disables power to motors on detecting high current
• Odometry: 52 ticks/enc rev, 2578.33 ticks/wheel rev, 11.7 ticks/mm
• Gyro: factory calibrated, 1 axis (110 deg/s)
• Bumpers: left, center, right
• Cliff sensors: left, center, right
• Wheel drop sensor: left, right
• Power connectors: 5V/1A, 12V/1.5A, 12V/5A
• Docking recharging connector: 19V/2.1A
• Expansion pins: 3.3V/1A, 5V/1A, 4 x analog in, 4 x digital in, 4 x digital out
• Audio : several programmable beep sequences
• Programmable LED: 2 x two-coloured LED
• State LED: 1 x two coloured LED [blinking - charging, Green - high level, Orange - low level]
• Buttons: 3 x touch buttons
• Battery: Lithium-Ion 2200 mAh (small) 4400 mAh (large)
• Firmware upgradeable: via usb
• Sensor Data Rate: 50Hz
• Recharging to batteries only (jack) batteries & laptop @2.1A (docking)
• Docking IR Receiver: left, center, right