Talk:Open-source robotics

Needs more work
This page used to have a big list of actual open hardware robots, organised by robotics application type. Most have been removed -- possibly because their open source credentials could not be verified. Suggest we should make a new list but only include properly licenced (ie CERN-OSH or OSHWA) and referenced systems. If we organise by application then we don't need separate applications and examples sections. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.147.31.135 (talk) 14:37, 9 January 2024 (UTC)

Robot computing unit
What kind of "brains" does a robot have exactly, and can this info be added in text ? Not sure whether a robot is based
 * around a true computer (motherboard with CPU and operating system as Linux, autonomous system with Linux (eg microcontroller-based; eg Atmel168-based as Arduino)


 * or whether its based around a microcontroller with a OS especially written for the robot

The first one would allow eg the use of a regular small computer (eg mini-itx, eeeBox, gPC) to be implemented and provide the brains of the robot. It would thus allow open-source development of robots, as the operating source may be used for any robot, rather than needing to be made specifically for one robot.

I was wondering after reading a docment on the RoMeLa DARwIn bot see http://www.me.vt.edu/romela/RoMeLa/RoMeLa.html This bot is reportedly by either a RS-485 transmitter or a RS-232 wires, hereby implying control from a regular computer (running LabView and IMAQ Vision)

Many robots use both remotes as well as computers to be controlled. Robots that run on their own are said to be "autonomous" while remote controlled robots are "teleoperated". — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.177.33.193 (talk) 01:54, 27 February 2012 (UTC)


 * Also see

http://www.sparkfun.com/commerce/product_info.php?products_id=8489 http://www.linuxdevices.com/news/NS6964826548.html —Preceding unsigned comment added by 81.246.163.43 (talk) 09:02, 7 March 2009 (UTC)

The Humanoid Project
is it really open source? I can't find any downloads on their site. --UltraMagnusspeak 12:35, 23 September 2010 (UTC)
 * I had a look through and it seems quite a few robots on the list were not open source, I have removed them. --UltraMagnusspeak 09:00, 29 September 2010 (UTC)

multiplo: almost open source
The source is stored in GitHub, but some require proprietary software to view, much less modify. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.174.177.12 (talk) 01:21, 29 August 2013 (UTC)