OpenScout: Open Source Hardware Mobile Robot

Samuel J. Carter; Nikolaos C. Tsagkopoulos; Garry Clawson; Charles Fox

doi:10.5334/joh.54

Journal of Open Hardware (Dec 2023)

OpenScout: Open Source Hardware Mobile Robot

Samuel J. Carter,
Nikolaos C. Tsagkopoulos,
Garry Clawson,
Charles Fox

Affiliations

Samuel J. Carter: ORCiD; School of Computer Science, University of Lincoln
Nikolaos C. Tsagkopoulos: ORCiD; School of Computer Science, University of Lincoln
Garry Clawson: ORCiD; School of Computer Science, University of Lincoln; Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge
Charles Fox: ORCiD; School of Computer Science, University of Lincoln; Institute for Transport Studies, University of Leeds

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5334/joh.54
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 7, no. 1
pp. 9 – 9

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OpenScout is a low-cost open source hardware and software mobile robot that can be used for both indoor and outdoor tasks, transporting up to 15 kg of payload. It is designed to be easily and cheaply (350 USD) buildable and modifiable by non-specialists, and to function as a new standard physical platform for robotics research and real-world tasks, replacing current proprietary options. It uses four-wheel differential drive steering, and a hinged body which enables the wheels to drive over small obstacles without the need for suspension. Example applications include last mile and factory floor delivery, site survey and site monitoring.

Published in Journal of Open Hardware

ISSN: 2514-1708 (Online)
Publisher: Western Libraries, The University of Western Ontario
Country of publisher: Canada
LCC subjects: Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering design; Technology: Engineering (General). Civil engineering (General): Engineering machinery, tools, and implements
Website: https://jopenhardware.org/

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