A low-cost robot for multi-robot experiments

Wilfried Elmenreich; Bernhard Heiden; Gerald Reiner; Sergii Zhevzhyk

A low-cost robot for multi-robot experiments

Wilfried Elmenreich
, Bernhard Heiden
, Gerald Reiner
, Sergii Zhevzhyk

Institute for Production Management (Reiner)

Publication: Chapter in book/Conference proceeding › Contribution to conference proceedings

Abstract

This paper presents a design for a low-cost research robot based on the chassis of a Hexbug Spider, a remote controlled toy robot. Our modification replaces the robot head with a 3d printed adapter part which provides space for sensors, a larger battery, and a microcontroller board. In a second part of the paper we address the manufacturing process of such a robot. The presented robot costs far less than 100 Euro and is suitable for swarm robotic experiments. The hexapod locomotion makes the robot attractive for applications where a two wheel differential drive cannot be used. Our modification is published as open hardware and open source to allow further customizations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	12th International Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, WISES 2015
Editors	Massimo Conti, Simone Orcioni
Place of Publication	Ancona, Italy
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	127-132
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	9788887548068
ISBN (Print)	9788887548082
Publication status	Published - 14 Dec 2015
Event	12th International Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, WISES 2015 - Ancona, Italy Duration: 29 Oct 2015 → 30 Oct 2015

Conference

Conference	12th International Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, WISES 2015
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Ancona
Period	29/10/15 → 30/10/15

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Universita Politecnica dell Marche.

Austrian Classification of Fields of Science and Technology (ÖFOS)

102009 Computer simulation
502052 Business administration
502012 Industrial management
211
502017 Logistics
502032 Quality management

Keywords

hardware
manufacturing
robotics
self-organization
swarm robotics

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Elmenreich, W, Heiden, B, Reiner, G & Zhevzhyk, S 2015, A low-cost robot for multi-robot experiments. in M Conti & S Orcioni (eds), 12th International Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, WISES 2015., 7356994, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., Ancona, Italy, pp. 127-132, 12th International Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, WISES 2015, Ancona, Italy, 29/10/15.

A low-cost robot for multi-robot experiments. / Elmenreich, Wilfried; Heiden, Bernhard; Reiner, Gerald et al.
12th International Workshop on Intelligent Solutions in Embedded Systems, WISES 2015. ed. / Massimo Conti; Simone Orcioni. Ancona, Italy: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2015. p. 127-132 7356994.

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