Pseudonymous maker “mxlfrbt” has designed a Raspberry Pi-powered Robotic Working System (ROS) wheeled robotic — with an optionally available DFRobot LattePanda 3 Delta improve to deliver ROS 2 capabilities and Intel RealSense-powered visible mapping.
“Not too long ago I used to be enjoying with robots utilizing ROS and ROS 2,” mxlfrbt explains. “I attempted to construct an F1tenth robotic challenge utilizing Intel NUC, then switched to a robotic vacuum cleaners, performed with omnidirectional robots. I [discovered] there will not be so many x86-powered robots that you may construct from A to Z simply following an instruction guide. Both you must purchase costly platform like iRobot Create, Husarion, TurtleBot or simply has a danger to be [stuck] in a ROS/ROS 2 constructing tutorials mess everywhere in the net.”
Deciding to make life simpler for many who comply with, mxlfrbt designed the Mini “Kreative” Robotics Intellective Equipment, or MIKRIK. A laser-cut two-wheeled robotic chassis with 3D-printed fixings, MIKRIK performs host to a Raspberry Pi 4 Mannequin B 4GB or higher — serving as a Robotic Working System (ROS) controller and linking to the robotic’s {hardware} by way of its general-purpose enter/output (GPIO) header.
That is solely half of the challenge, nonetheless. For individuals who need extra, mxlfrbt has designed an improve that provides a DFRobot LattePande 3 Delta single-board laptop, powered by a an Intel Processor N5105, so as to add help for ROS 2 — and an Intel RealSense depth-sensing digicam for real-time imaginative and prescient simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM). “[The] Raspberry [Pi] will not be highly effective sufficient to deal with [the] imaginative and prescient half,” mxlfrbt explains, “and [the] [Intel] Robotics SDK [Software Development Kit] will not be supported on Arm structure. For MIKRIK challenge [the Raspberry Pi] is used just for the low-cost duties. The high-load laptop imaginative and prescient duties, SLAM, and navigation shall be completed by a separate board.”
For individuals who have a private choice for a unique x86 single-board laptop, mxlfrbt suggests units together with the Intel NUC household or the Up Squared vary might be used rather than the LattePanda 3 Delta — however in all instances shall be required alongside the Raspberry Pi, quite than rather than it. “The challenge developed from Raspberry [Pi], and I made a decision to not spend time writing GPIO help for any board that has GPIO pinout,” mxlfrbt explains. “In case you are prepared to take action, let me know.”
A full tutorial on constructing and programming your personal MIKRIK is offered right here on Hackster.io; mxlfrbt has additionally begun promoting kits on Tindie, priced at $39.99 for a base chassis, $299 for a package with all {hardware} bar the LattePanda or different x86 single-board laptop and batteries, or $499 for a ready-to-run model requiring solely batteries.