The advantage of the TurtleBot3 (Burger or Waffle version) is that it offers endless evolution opportunities. For instance, you can tap into the full range of Robotis sensors to make your robot even smarter and more interactive. TurtleBot3 already includes an inertial measurement unit featuring the Burger material required for navigational efficiency, and can be connected to various sensors (movement, temperature, colour, contact, and so on).
If you want to learn ROS, advanced robotics and computer science concepts, then Turtlebot3 is a great choice! ROS is a meta-operating system, something between an operating system and middleware. ROS is becoming increasingly popular with research labs, startups, but also large companies.
You can also transform its mechanical structure radically to turn it into a motorbike or a car, or add a trailer... Simply give free rein to your imagination!
Technical specifications of the TurtleBot3 robot
- Maximum translational velocity: 0.22 m/s
- Max. rotational velocity: 162.72°/s
- Max. payload: 15 kg
- Dimensions: 138 × 178 × 192 mm
- Weight (+ SBC + battery + sensors): 995 g
- Max. traversable step: 10 mm
- Autonomy: 2h 30m
- Charge time: 2h 30m
- PC connection: USB
- LiDAR LDS-02
- IMU: gyroscope 3 axis, accelerometer 3 axis, magnetometer 3 axis
- Power connectors:
- 3.3V / 800 mA
- 5V / 2A
- 12V / 1A
- Expansion pins: GPIO 18 pins, Arduino 32 pins
- Several programmable beep sequences
- Programmable user LED x 4
- Board status LED x 1
- Battery status LED x 1
- Arduino LED x 1
- Push button x 2
- Lithium polymer battery 11.1V 1800 mAh / 19.98 Wh 5C
- Firmware upgrade: via USB / JTAG
- Recharge adapter:
- Input: 100-240V, AC 50/60 Hz, 1.5A @max
- Output: 12 Vdc, 5A
Tutorials for the Turtlebot 3 Burger robot
Many online tutorials are available free of charge to help you with your Turtlebot 3 Burger projects.
Resources for the TurtleBot3 Burger educational robot
TurtleBot3 Burger comes with some very comprehensive documentation, including many download links, code libraries, etc. Check them out below!