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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 VEXplorer kits.

Types of ROBOTIS BIOLOID kits

There are multiple variations of the Bioloid kit: * ''ROBOTIS Bioloid Beginner'' - includes parts and designs for 14 types of robots iscontinued* ''ROBOTIS Bioloid Comprehensive'' - includes parts and designs for 26 different robots iscontinued* ''ROBOTIS Bioloid Expert'' - designed for educational or research use iscontinued * ''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 types of robots * ''ROBOTIS Bioloid STEM Expansion'' - includes parts and designs for 9 types of robots equires purchase of STEM Standard

TurtleBot 3 and other platforms

Turtlebot 3, announced in 2016 and developed in collaboration with ROBOTIS and the

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, is the smallest and cheapest of the TurtleBots. Other ROBOTIS platforms include: ROBOTIS OP 2, ROBOTIS Manipulator and ThorMang3.

TB3 Plugins for Gazebo

ROBOTIS The ROBOTIS BIOLOID is a hobbyist and educational robot kit produced by the Korean robot manufacturer ROBOTIS. The BIOLOID platform consists of components and small, modular servomechanisms called the AX-12A Dynamixels, which can be used in a da ...

has TurtleBot3 plugins for the

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that will let you simulate 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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Types of ROBOTIS BIOLOID kits

TurtleBot 3 and other platforms

TB3 Plugins for Gazebo

Applications

See also

References