LabRatTM: miniature robot for students, researchers, and hobbyists

Authors:
Paul Robinette;Ryan Meuth;Ryanne Dolan;Donald Wunsch
Affiliations:
Rolla Engineered Solutions, LLC, Rolla, MO and Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO;Rolla Engineered Solutions, LLC, Rolla, MO and Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO;Rolla Engineered Solutions, LLC, Rolla, MO and University of Missouri, Columbia, MO;Applied Computational Intelligence Laboratory, Missouri University of Science and Technology, Rolla, MO
Venue:
IROS'09 Proceedings of the 2009 IEEE/RSJ international conference on Intelligent robots and systems
Year:
2009

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Abstract

LabRat™ is an autonomous, self-contained mobile robot kit with batteries, motors, two bumper whisker sensors, and three infrared proximity sensors that double as channels for "Rat-to-Rat" communication. The vehicle determines its position with an optical sensor that detects movement in both lateral directions. The LabRat™ design is completely open source, including software examples and libraries. LabRat™ is designed to fit inside the body of a computer mouse and has applications in the classroom, the lab and the home. The device has been successfully used in an undergraduate robotics class.