Robotis Bioloid
TheRobotis Bioloid(stylized asROBOTIS BIOLOID) is a hobbyist and educationalrobot kitproduced by theSouth KoreanrobotmanufacturerRobotis.The Bioloid platform consists of components and small, modularservomechanismscalled the AX-12A Dynamixels, which can be used in adaisy-chainedfashion to construct robots of various configurations, such as wheeled,legged,orhumanoid robots.The Robot is programmed with RoboPlus,C (programming language)based software.[1]The Bioloid system is thus comparable to theLego Mindstorms,andVEX RoboticsVEXplorer kits.[citation needed]
Kit types
[edit]There are multiple variations of the Bioloid kit:[2]
- Robotis Bioloid Beginner– includes parts and designs for 14 robot types; discontinued
- Robotis Bioloid Comprehensive– includes parts and designs for 26 robot types; discontinued
- Robotis Bioloid Expert– designed for education 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 robot types
- Robotis Bioloid STEM Expansion– includes parts and designs for 9 robot types; requires purchase of STEM Standard
TurtleBot 3 and other platforms
[edit]Turtlebot 3,announced in 2016 and developed in collaboration with Robotis and theOpen Source Robotics Foundation,is the smallest and cheapest of the TurtleBots.
Other Robotis platforms include: Robotis OP 2, Robotis Manipulator, and ThorMang3.
TB3 plug-ins for Gazebo
[edit]Robotis has TurtleBot3plug-insfor theGazeborobotics simulatorthat allow simulating a TB3 Burger, Waffle, or Waffle Pi.
Applications
[edit]The platform is currently in use by theU.S. Naval Academyin theirmechanical engineeringcourses,[3]and is also popular in theRoboCupinternationalroboticscompetition[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,MATLABcontrol - simple movements[8] | deDasil |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Bioloid".Retrieved2011-03-09.
- ^"Do-it-yourself Educational Robot Kit, which includes everything you need for making robots".Robotis. Archived fromthe originalon 2012-05-08.Retrieved2011-03-09.
- ^"US Navy Academy to Acquire 50 Robotis Bioloid Humanoid Robot Kits from KumoTek".19 July 2007.
- ^"Archived copy"(PDF).Archived fromthe original(PDF)on 2016-03-13.Retrieved2012-10-27.
{{cite web}}:CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^Wolf, Joerg Christian; Hall, Phil; Robinson, Paul; Culverhouse, Phil (2007).Bioloid based Humanoid Soccer Robot Design(PDF).Joerg Christian Wolf(Report).
- ^"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".IEEE Spectrum.21 July 2014.
- ^"Bioloid/Dynamixel planar biped robot, MATLAB control: fast steps".YouTube.Archivedfrom the original on 2021-12-05.
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