Smart Robot

Product overview

The Smart Robot is built on a single-board computer combined with a mobile platform. The system runs on ROS 2 and, in addition to basic motion control, includes a LiDAR sensor and a camera.

The three-axis omnidirectional wheel drive lets the robot move more freely and steadily in environments with many obstacles. You can swap in a different single-board computer, from the entry-level Raspberry Pi 4 to the Jetson series for AI projects and x86 boards with Intel processors. On the software side, it offers LiDAR real-time mapping and map navigation, along with computer vision examples and instructions matched to the single-board computer you choose.

Hardware overview

What this kit teaches

Course outline

Getting started (9 units)

• 1-1 Hardware overview
• 1-2 Powering on and connecting
• 1-3 Quick operation
• 1-4 What is ROS 2?
• 1-5 ROS 2 Node
• 1-6 ROS 2 Topic
• 1-7 ROS 2 Service
• 1-8 ROS 2 Parameter
• 1-9 ROS 2 Action

LiDAR (8 units)

• 2-1 What is LiDAR?
• 2-2 Navigation 2
• 2-3 How to build a static map
• 2-4 Other SLAM algorithms
• 2-5 Map post-processing
• 2-6 Robot navigation
• 2-7 Tuning navigation parameters
• 2-8 Multi-point navigation

Computer vision (12 units)

• 3-1 Reading images
• 3-2 Face recognition
• 3-3 Face-tracking robot
• 3-4 Color recognition
• 3-5 QR code recognition
• 3-6 AprilTag recognition
• 3-7 Lane recognition
• 3-8 Image processing—self-driving car
• 3-9 AI image classification
• 3-10 AI visual obstacle avoidance
• 3-11 AI image regression
• 3-12 AI visual recognition—self-driving car

Supplementary (2 units)

• 4-1 Installing ROS 2 on a computer
• 4-2 Communication between the computer and the Smart Robot

31 units in total, compiled from the full outline on the iCShop store product page. The number of class periods depends on your school’s schedule; please contact us to plan it.

Specifications

Single-board computer	Raspberry Pi 4 Model B 4 GB
Operating system	Ubuntu MATE 22.04
ROS	ROS 2 Humble
Motor control board	OminiBot HV
LiDAR	CLDR-08SB
Camera	1080p, 150-degree wide angle, 60 FPS
Motors	Hall encoder, 12 V, 366 rpm
Structure	Aluminum plates with mounting hardware
Wheels	Omni wheels (60 mm)
SD card	Micro SD 64 GB
Battery	Li-ion battery, 11.1 V, 2200 mAh, 3S (XT60)
Dimensions	Approx. 25.4 cm diameter × 16.9 cm height

What’s in the box

Item	Quantity
Smart Robot	1
I-Max B6 balance charger (power adapter included)	1
Li-ion battery, 11.1 V, 2200 mAh, 3S (XT60 connector)	2

This product is a module for R&D and experimentation. Before use, it must be programmed, flashed, wired, or otherwise further assembled by someone with a technical background (such as engineers, graduate students, or teachers and students).