Robotis Bioloid
The ROBOTIS BIOLOID is a hobbyist and educational robot kit produced by the Korean robot manufacturer ROBOTIS. The BIOLOID platform consists of components and small, modular servomechanisms called the AX-12A Dynamixels, which can be used in a daisy-chained fashion to construct robots of various configurations, such as wheeled, legged, or humanoid robots. The Robot is programmed with RoboPlus - C language based software.[1] The Bioloid system is thus comparable to the LEGO Mindstorms and VEXplorer kits.[citation needed]
Types of ROBOTIS BIOLOID kits[edit]
There are multiple variations of the Bioloid kit:[2]
- ROBOTIS Bioloid Beginner - includes parts and designs for 14 types of robots [Discontinued]
- ROBOTIS Bioloid Comprehensive - includes parts and designs for 26 different robots [Discontinued]
- ROBOTIS Bioloid Expert - designed for educational or research use [Discontinued] [1]
- ROBOTIS Bioloid Premium - upgraded and latest version of Bioloid Comprehensive Kit builds 29 different configurations
- ROBOTIS Bioloid GP - intended for robot competitions
- ROBOTIS Darwin-Mini Humanoid Robot - 3d printed shell allows infinite customization options
- ROBOTIS Bioloid STEM Standard - includes parts and designs for 7 types of robots
- ROBOTIS Bioloid STEM Expansion - includes parts and designs for 9 types of robots [Requires purchase of STEM Standard]
TurtleBot 3 and other platforms[edit]
Turtlebot 3, announced in 2016 and developed in collaboration with ROBOTIS and the Open Source Robotics Foundation, is the smallest and cheapest of the TurtleBots.
Other ROBOTIS platforms include: ROBOTIS OP 2, ROBOTIS Manipulator and ThorMang3.
TB3 Plugins for Gazebo[edit]
ROBOTIS has TurtleBot3 plugins for the Gazebo Robotics simulator that will let you simulate a TB3 Burger, Waffle, or Waffle Pi.
Applications[edit]
The platform is currently in use by the U.S. Naval Academy in their Mechanical Engineering courses,[3] and is also popular in the RoboCup international robotics competition [4] and FIRA competition.
| Year | Country | Application | Work by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | UK | Bioloid based Humanoid Soccer Robot Design[5] | Joerg Wolf, University of Plymouth |
| 2014 | Iran | Bioloid used to teach children how to pray[6] | Akbar Rezaie, schoolteacher |
| 2014 | USA | Extra Pair of Fingers[7] | MIT |
| 2016 | Unknown | Bioloid/Dynamixel planar biped robot, Matlab control - simple movements[8] | deDasil |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Bioloid". Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "Do-it-yourself Educational Robot Kit, which includes everything you need for making robots". ROBOTIS. Archived from the original on 2012-05-08. Retrieved 2011-03-09.
- ^ "US Navy Academy to Acquire 50 Robotis Bioloid Humanoid Robot Kits from KumoTek". 19 July 2007.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-13. Retrieved 2012-10-27.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ https://www.swrtec.de/swrtec/publications/Plymouth-HuroSot-Robot-2007-camera-ready.pdf[bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Iranian school teacher builds robot to teach children prayers". Independent.co.uk. 26 February 2014.
- ^ "Here's That Extra Pair of Robot Fingers You've Always Wanted". 21 July 2014.
- ^ "Bioloid/Dynamixel planar biped robot, Matlab control - fast steps". YouTube. Archived from the original on 2021-12-05.
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