The Robotis Bioloid (stylized as ROBOTIS BIOLOID) is a hobbyist and educational

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produced by the

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manufacturer ''Robotis''. The Bioloid platform consists of components and small, modular

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s 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

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s. The Robot is programmed with RoboPlus,

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based software. The Bioloid system is thus comparable to the

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, and

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VEXplorer kits.

Kit types

There are multiple variations of the Bioloid kit: * ''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 * ''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

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 plug-ins for Gazebo

Robotis has TurtleBot3 plug-ins for the

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that allow simulating a TB3 Burger, Waffle, or Waffle Pi.

Applications

The platform is currently in use by the

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in their

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courses, and is also popular in the

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international

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competition and FIRA competition.

References

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Kit types

TurtleBot 3 and other platforms

TB3 plug-ins for Gazebo

Applications

See also

References