# TurtleBot
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{{infobox OS
| logo =
| logo caption = TurtleBot Logo
| logo_size = 150px
| logo_alt = TurtleBot
| family = [ROS](/source/Robot_Operating_System)
| developer = Community
| source model = [open source](/source/Open-source_software), [open source hardware](/source/open_source_hardware)
| frequently updated = yes
| marketing target = Personal robots, mobile robots
| ui = Many
| released = {{start date and age|df=yes|2011}}
| programmed in = Various (Notably [C++](/source/C%2B%2B) and [Python](/source/Python_(programming_language)))
| prog language = Many
| license = [BSD](/source/BSD_licenses), [http://freedomdefined.org/OSHW OSHW Statement of Principles and Definition v1.0]
| working state = Current (TurtleBot 2)
| year = 2011
|date=July 2014}}
'''TurtleBot''' is a [personal robot](/source/personal_robot) kit with [open source software](/source/Open-source_software). It was created at [Willow Garage](/source/Willow_Garage) by Melonee Wise and Tully Foote in November 2010.
== Versions ==
=== TurtleBot 1 ===
TurtleBot 1 consists of an [iRobot Create](/source/iRobot_Create) base, a 3000 mAh battery pack, a TurtleBot power board with gyro, a Kinect sensor, an Asus 1215N laptop with a dual core processor, and a hardware mounting kit. The hardware mounting kit enables other sensors to be added afterwards.
=== TurtleBot 2 ===
thumb|A TurtleBot 2
TurtleBot 2 received numerous upgrades to its predecessor. A YUJIN Kobuki mobile serves as its base outfitted with a 2200 mAh battery. The Kinect sensor and Asus 1215N laptop are reused from the TurtleBot 1. Turtlebot 2's package included a fast charger to decrease time between deployments.
The TurtleBot 2 also features the a hardware mounting kit (similar to the previous generation) allowing for additional sensors to be added more easily as needed. The improvements to the TurtleBot 2 make it a more versatile starting point for prototyping and exploring robotics applications.
=== TurtleBot 3 ===
thumb|A Turtlebot 3
TurtleBot 3 has additional structural expansion capabilities due to the ROBOTIS’ modular structure along with the DYNAMIXEL.
=== TurtleBot 4 ===
[https://clearpathrobotics.com/turtlebot-4/ TurtleBot 4] is using an [iRobot](/source/iRobot) [Create3](/source/IRobot_Create) robot as a base with a compute and sensor package consisting of a Raspberry PI 4, a LiDAR Scanner, and a RGB-D camera.
TurtleBot 4 comes in two models – TurtleBot 4 Standard and TurtleBot 4 Lite. Both are equipped with an iRobot® Create3 mobile base, a powerful Raspberry Pi 4 running ROS 2, OAK-D spatial AI stereo camera, 2D LiDAR and more. All components have been seamlessly integrated to deliver an out-of-the-box development and learning platform.
==Community==
TurtleBot has been used in multi-robot research and human robot interaction research.[{{Cite book |chapter=An exclusive human-robot interaction method on the TurtleBot platform |doi=10.1109/robio.2013.6739662 |title=2013 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics (ROBIO) |date=2013 |last1=Xiong |first1=Chuantang |last2=Zhang |first2=Xu |pages=1402–1407 |isbn=978-1-4799-2744-9 |s2cid=15418346 }}] TurtleBot has also been used by universities teaching introductory robotics courses.[{{cite web |title=University of South Carolina: CSCE574 Robotics |url=http://www.cse.sc.edu/~jokane/teaching/574/ |publisher=University of South Carolina |access-date=2017-06-10 |archive-date=2016-06-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621020945/https://cse.sc.edu/~jokane/teaching/574/ |url-status=dead }}][{{cite web |title=Johns Hopkins University: ME530707 |url=http://dscl.lcsr.jhu.edu/ME530707_2014 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University |access-date=2017-06-10 |archive-date=2017-05-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518215027/http://dscl.lcsr.jhu.edu/ME530707_2014 |url-status=dead }}][{{cite web |title=School of Engineering Students Leading Robotics Research at St. Thomas |url=http://www.stthomas.edu/news/school-of-engineering-students-leading-robotics-research-at-st-thomas/ |publisher=University of St. Thomas}}]
== Licensing ==
TurtleBot is a licensed trademark that is maintained by the [Open Source Robotics Foundation](/source/Open_Source_Robotics_Foundation). The Open Source Robotics Foundation licenses the use of the TurtleBot trademark for manufacturing and distributing TurtleBot branded products.[{{cite web|title=Become a TurtleBot Manufacturer or Distributor|url=http://www.turtlebot.com/become-distributor/|publisher=Open Source Robotics Foundation|access-date=2017-06-10|archive-date=2017-02-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219111626/http://www.turtlebot.com/become-distributor/|url-status=dead}}]
== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{Official website|http://www.turtlebot.com/}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/TurtleBotVideo TurtleBot Youtube Channel]
* [https://github.com/turtlebot TurtleBot GitHub]
* [https://spectrum.ieee.org/robotis-and-osrf-announce-turtlebot-3-smaller-cheaper-and-modular Robotis and OSRF Announce TurtleBot 3: Smaller, Cheaper, and Modular]
* [https://spectrum.ieee.org/review-robotis-turtlebot-3 Hands-on With TurtleBot 3, a Powerful Little Robot for Learning ROS]
Category:Open-source robots
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