Using Turtlebot4
What is it?
The Turtlebot 4 is the latest addition to the Turtlebot series, which is a popular robotics research and education platform. The Turtlebot 4 shares the same base as the iRobot Create 3 and it is powered by ROS2 (Robot Operating System 2). For reference, iRobot are the creators of the famous Roomba Robot Vaccums.
What can it do?
With the onboard OAK-D pro camera and RPLIDAR A1M8 laser range scanner, the Turtlebot 4 is capable of operations such as:
- Mapping and Localization
- Path Planning
- Autonomous Navigation
- Object Recognition
Since this is a robotics platoform, you can intergrate your own sensor payloards or even a small robotic arm on it and conduct even more interesting applications with it.
Getting ready to use Turtlebot 4
As of writing this documentation (02/02/2024), the Turtlebot primarily supports ROS2 Humble, therefore please ensure that you have it installed within your system.
User PC setup
To get your PC/Laptop setup to work with the Turtlebot, please follow the instructions found here
Demos/Tutorials
Additional Resources
- Turtlebot 4 User Manual - click here
- Turtlebot github page - click here
- Documentation for iRobot Create 3 - click here