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NAO ROBOT:

Nao is an autonomous, programmable humanoid robot developed by Aldebaran Robotics. Nao robots are used for research and education purposes in numerous academic institutions worldwide.

Make: Aldebaran Robotics.

Specifications:

Nao V5 Evolution
1. Height:58 centimetres (23 in)
2. Weight:4.3 kilograms (9.5 lb)
3. Power supply:Lithium battery providing 48.6 Wh
4. Autonomy:90 minutes (active use)
5. Degrees of freedom:25
6. CPU:Intel Atom @ 1.6 GHz
7. Built-in OS:NAOqi 2.0 (Linux-based)
8. Compatible OS:Windows, Mac OS, Linux
9. Programming languages:C++, Python, Java, MATLAB, Urbi, C, .Net
10. Sensors :Two HD cameras, four microphones, sonar rangefinder, two infrared emitters and receivers, inertial board, nine tactile sensors, eight pressure sensors
11. Connectivity:Ethernet, Wi-Fi

FIREBIRD XII

Make: Nex Robotics

Firebird XII is a skid-steered robot equipped with on-board Intel Core-i3 computer and various sensors. The computer runs on Ubuntu 14.04 and uses Robotic Operating System (ROS) for all basic functionalities like data acquisition and locomotion.

Features:
1. Size: 58cm length, 62cm width, 30cm height. (+/- 10%)
2. Weight: 34Kg
3. Payload capacity : 15 Kg
4. Ground clearance 8.8cm.
5. Four wheel differential drive with air filled 26cm diameter wheels
6. On board Intel Core-i3 computer with WiFi connectivity and hot swap power in case of battery is getting low.
7. 32-bit multi processor architecture for precision sensing and control
8. Support for many programming languages ( C, C++, Scilab, Matlab, Labview, Python)
9. User friendly GUI for easy control on Windows 7 and 8
10. On-board camera with pan tilt movement
11. High resolution position encoder for accurate navigation
12. On board 9DOF IMU

Programming :
1. C, C++ programming environment and libraries
2. Robot Operating System
3. Scilab toolbox and blockset
4. Matlab toolbox and simulink
5. Labview robotics toolbox support
6. Python library

Sensors:
1. Laser Range Finder
2. 9 DOF (Degrees of Freedom) IMU consisting of 3 axis Digital Gyroscope, 3 axis accelerometer and 3 axis Magnetometer
3. GPS receiver module
4. Battery Voltage, Current and temperature monitoring

On-board Computer:
1. Intel Core i3 processor (upgradeable to Core i5)
2. 60 GB SSD drive
3. 4 GB DDR3 RAM
4. WiFi connectivity
5. Hot swappable power to change battery without shutting down the PC

Locomotion:
1. High performance position and velocity control
2. 4 Wheel differential drive configuration
3. Quadrature position encoders
4. Velocity: 100 cm/second

Display:
 4 x 20 Alphanumeric serial LCD

Power:
1. High performance rechargeable battery with 2 hours operating time
2. Smart battery monitoring circuit with voltage, current and battery temperature reading
Intelligent battery charger

Communication:
 2.4GHz wireless module on the robot with USB wireless module for external PC communication

Misc:
1. 4 General purpose switches
2. 4 LEDs

QBOT

Make:Quanser

The Quanser QBot 2 for QUARC is an innovative open-architecture autonomous ground robot built on a 2-wheel mobile platform. Equipped with built-in sensors, a vision system, and accompanied by extensive courseware, the QBot 2 is ideally suited for teaching undergraduate and advanced robotics and mechatronics courses.

Specifications:

1. Platform Kobuki mobile base by Yujin Robot
2. Number of wheels :2
3. QBot 2 diameter :35 cm
4. QBot 2 height (with Kinect mounted) :27 cm
5. Battery life:3 hours
6. Maximum linear speed :0.7 m/s
7. Available payload app. :4.5 kg
8.Sensors included:

 3 digital bumper sensors
 3 digital wheel drop sensors
 3 analog and digital cliff sensors
 3-axis gyroscope
 2 wheel encoder inputs
 2 wheel speed outputs
 2 digital LED outputs
 4 digital power enable outputs
 2 analog motor current inputs
 3 digital buttons
 2 overcurrent sensors
 1 Z-axis angle measurement (heading)
 1 battery voltage sensor
 1 Kinect RGBD sensor

9.Additional I/O channels available:

 8 reconfigurable digital I/O channels
 4 analog input channels
 2 encoder input channels
 4 PWM output channels
 1 SPI bus channel
 1 UART serial port (interface 3.3 V serial device)
 1 I≤C serial bus channel

10. On-board computer Gumstix DuoVero Zephyr with integrated 802.11 b/g/n WiFi
11. Memory 1 GB DDR SDRAM, 32 MB Flash
12. QUARC maximum sample rate 1,000 Hz
13. Camera resolution 640 x 480
14. Depth sensing 11 bit
15. Depth sensor range 0.5 m – 6 m