Does anyone know the docking mechanism of the Amazon Astro robot? I am building a two-wheeled robot and want to include a docking station. Astro's docking looks smooth. Can anyone help with some resources for a robust docking station?

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We launched the first CYOBot last year as an open-source legged robot. It featured a WiFi-based coding interface but faced limitations like limited SRAM, causing memory errors with multiple peripherals, and basic ADC audio that didn’t support clear voice commands. The previous design also lacked modularity, making hardware extensions challenging.

In CYOBot V2, we’ve upgraded to an ESP32-S3 with 8MB Flash and PSRAM, allowing it to handle larger libraries and multitask efficiently. The new I2S microphone and speaker with a dedicated audio codec enable clear audio for voice commands and ChatGPT integration. Plus, the modular design now allows easy swapping between robot configurations or custom bases.

See the new design in action on our campaign here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cyobot/cyobot-a-transformable-quadruped-robot-for-innovation-and-fun?ref=6waexz

On the other hand, the schematics and source for the board are available on Hackaday: https://hackaday.io/project/199084-cyobot-v2-transformable-quadruped-robot

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I work in an automobile industry and we are planning to deploy AMRs in our factories for efficient material handling. Now I am responsible for learning about AMRs and their technologies and then making a deployment strategy. I am very new to this field and an absolute beginner, and so I am very confused on how to start and what to learn.
I was asked by my manager to learn about ROS but it's a bit complicated and I don't really that much time to study it in detail. I don't even know what parts of it would be required in this job as it is used for AMR development.
Where should I start? How should I approach it? What are the resources I can take help from?

Also if there's anyone who is working in a similar field or has done this deployment thing before, how did you do it? Where did you start? What approach did you take

Our new papers with their codes:

Deep learning and machine learning techniques for head pose estimation: a survey

Published in the Journal of Expert Systems with Applications:

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10462-024-10936-7

Its code:

https://github.com/Redhwan-A/SurveyPHE

Head Pose Estimation Based on 5D Rotation Representation

Published in IEEE Symposium on Wireless Technology and Applications (ISWTA):

https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/abstract/document/10651821

Its code:

https://github.com/Redhwan-A/HPE_5D

Real-time 6DoF full-range markerless head pose estimation.

Published in the Journal of Artificial Intelligence Review:

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0957417423027951

Its code:

https://github.com/Redhwan-A/6DoFHPE

More video here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WWmBZ_2eiaE

Good morning, everyone. This is my first comment in the community. I actually wanted to ask for advice on how to search for a job in the field of robotics. I have 3 years of experience as a software developer, I am halfway through my master's in Electrical Engineering, and I am working on the development of a mobile robot with some AI functionalities installed.

I wanted to build a mobile robot with a differential drive configuration.

here are the parameters:

1. Weight of the robot = 20kgs
2. Wheel radius = 0.1meter
3. Accleration= 0.3m/s^2
4. coefficient of friction = 0.6
5. velocity = 1.5m/s

These are the values I got after calculations:
Torque = 6.24N-m
RPM = 143.2

I am not sure if the values I got are correct and if they are I am not sure where I'll be able to find a motor to purchase

Hi,
I'm building a general purpose robot on wheels that will have a vertical rail mounted on it and a mechanical arm able to slide up and down (a bit like https://www.reflexrobotics.com/ but with one arm)

My requirements are:

• around 45x45cm footprint (non-negotiable)
• 50kg payload (my arm + vertical linear module weight together around 20kg, and i for sure need to place dead weight on the base to avoid it to tip over)
• as cheap as possible (ideally less than 1k$) :)

What would you suggest me to look at?
Thanks!

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I can control fwd/rev with a relay that takes a receiver servo output. That is just full forward is reverse.

Just curious. Seems like all the folks here are hobbyists - nothing wrong with that - but I'm struggling to find a Reddit community that caters to professional robotics folks and industrial mobile robots.

If I'm a dumb-dumb and missing some obvious subs that cover those topics, please let me know!

I have some SPDT relays that are set to to receive a radio control receiver signal. I need to have contacts for run/start/crank. Is there a device that I can trigger with my radio control relay with enough contacts? Is like to keep ur as simple and analog as possible. It will basically be doing the job of the ignition switch.

Hi everyone,

I’m really new to 3D modeling and scanning. I’m using RTAB-Map (SLAM) with an Xbox Kinect (Gen 1) to scan my entire house. I want to create a highly detailed 3D model that I can view and work with in Blender. I’ve just downloaded Blender and I’m a bit overwhelmed by all the settings in RTAB-Map export settings. i have idea of that i later planned to view my old house in VR .

Here’s what I have:

• Scanner: Xbox Kinect (Gen 1)
• Software: RTAB-Map on Windows
• Goal: To export a super high-quality 3D scan of my house for use in Blender. I want it to be detailed enough for something like Google Maps street view in VR.
• Export Formats: Looking to export in .obj and .ply or ny other format kindly pls upload screen shot of high quality export setting for RTAB Mapping . i already did Raster layer export in meshlab but it doesn't work well . pl

just make prm method for avoid obstacles, but is it good for real time mobile robot?
anyways here my repo....lmk what y think!
https://github.com/devanys/PRM-PathPlanning

Are there any alternatives to it? It seems like everyone is it of stock on them.

Hi guys,

my son will turn 14 soon and he always wanted to build a robot. I was wondering if you know of any DIY or robot build kit that I can work together with him on? Obviously in his 13 year old mind it needs to be a humanoid robot, but I would consider anything that moves :)

Big plus would be if we could integrate it with a llm like chatGPT, but also not a requirement.

We are in Germany, so something available for the German market would be nice, if not, shipping from the US would be fine as well I guess.

Thanks for any ideas!!

Over the next few weeks I'll be posting up dates and videos of progress.

Hi all!! I was wondering which motors do people recommend for converting a true temper wheelbarrow into a robot/rc... I will use ackerman steering, so I was thinking in getting a 150kg 12v servo (cheap in amazon) and the motors, maybe 2 hub motor, but I cannot find 12in, only 8 and I would love to use the same wheels as they look amazing... maybe a power wheels motor??? what does reddit thinks??

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Steering might be simple with a servo there

There is space to maybe adapt a power wheels motor to the bottom of the barrow