minimobilerobotfromEPFL

Theepuckminimobilerobotwasoriginallydevelopedatthe SwissFederalInstituteofTechnologyinLausanne(EPFL)for teaching purposes. Over 400 units have been used in the pasttwoyearsindifferentuniversities.Itisnowacommercial productavailablefromandsupportedbyCyberboticsLtd. epuckispoweredbyadsPICprocessorandfeaturesalarge number of sensors. The epuck hardware and software is fully open source(*) providing low level access to every electronic device and offering unlimited extension possibilities.

epuck

Overview
Developed by the creators of the successful Khepera robot, epuck offersthefollowingfeatures: NeatDesign:thesimplemechanicalstructure,electronicsdesignand softwareofepuckisanexampleofacleanandmodernsystem. Flexibility: epuck covers a wide range of educational activities, offering many possibilities with its sensors, processing power and extensions. Simulation software: epuck is integrated in the Webots simulation softwareforeasyprogramming,simulationandremotecontrolofreal robot. Userfriendly:epuckissmallandeasytosetuponatabletopnextto acomputer.Itdoesn'tneedanycable(relyonBluetooth)andprovides optimalworkingcomfort. Robustnessandmaintenance:epuckresiststostudentuseandis simpletorepair. Affordable:thepricetagofepuckisfriendlytouniversitybudgets. (*)epuckisbasedonanopenhardwareconcept,whereall documentsaredistributedandsubmittedtoalicenseallowing everyonetofreelyuseandcontributetotheproject.Theofficialepuck websitegathersallthecontributionsoftheusercommunityat www.epuck.org

epuckatwork

Webotssimulation
IRreceiver programming connector accelerometer ONOFF microphones wheelswith steppermotor IRsensors speaker Bluetooth reset switch16pos. RS232 ringofLEDs VGAcamera LiIONbattery

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Specifications
Feature
Size,weight Batteryautonomy Processor Memory Motors Speed Mechanical structure IRsensors Camera Microphones Accelerometer LEDs Speaker Switch PCConnection Wireless Remotecontrol Expansionbus Programming

Technicalinformation
70mmdiameter,55mmheight,150g 5WhLiIONrechargeableandremovablebattery providingabout3hoursautonomy. dsPIC30F6014A@60MHz(~15MIPS) 16bitsmicrocontrollerwithDSPcore RAM:8KB;FLASH:144KB 2steppermotorswitha50:1reductiongear, resolution:0.13mm Max:15cm/s TransparentplasticbodysupportingPCBs, batteryandmotors 8infraredsensorsmeasuringambientlightand proximityofobjectsupto6cm VGAcolorcamerawithresolutionof640x480 (typicaluse:52x39or640x1) 3omnidirectionalmicrophonesforsound localization 3DaccelerometeralongtheX,YandZaxis 8redLEDsonthering,greenLEDsinthebody, 1strongredLEDinfront OnboardspeakercapableofWAVortone soundsplayback 16positionrotatingswitchonthetopoftherobot Standardserialportupto115kbps Bluetoothforrobotcomputerandrobotrobot wirelesscommunications Infraredreceiverforstandardremotecontrol commands Largeexpansionbusdesignedtoaddnew capabilities CprogrammingwiththefreeGNUGCC GraphicalIDE(integrateddevelopment environment)providedinWebots Webotsfacilitatestheuseoftheepuck: powerfulsimulation,remotecontrolandC programmingsystem.

Applications
epuck has already been used in a wide range of applications,includingmobileroboticsengineering, realtimeprogramming,embeddedsystems,signal processing, image processing, sound and image feature extraction, humanmachine interaction, interrobot communication, collective systems, evolutionaryrobotics,bioinspiredrobotics,etc.

Simulation

Pricing
epuckrobot: CHF950(~580/$800) (includesabatteryandabatterycharger) WebotsEDUfrom: CHF320(~200/$270) WebotsPROfrom: CHF2,300(~1,410/$1,930)
pricesaregiveninSwissFrancs(CHF)

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Webotsremotecontrol
2007CyberboticsLtd.PSECEPFL1015LausanneSwitzerland

www.cyberbotics.com
professional mobile robot simulation