UGV Beast Open-source Off-Road Tracked AI Robot For Jetson Orin Series Board, Dual Controllers, 360° Flexible Omnidirectional Pan-Tilt [Jetson Orin Nano Not Included]

UGV Beast Open-source Off-Road Tracked AI Robot For Jetson Orin Series Board, Dual Controllers, 360° Flexible Omnidirectional Pan-Tilt [Jetson Orin Nano Not Included]

UGV Beast PT Jetson Orin, an off-road tracked open-source AI robot, features a dual-controller structure. The ESP32 slave computer controls the motor PID, IMU sensors, OLED screen, servo, LED ON/OFF, and so on, which greatly reduces the IO resources for the host computer and provides high-performance communication interfaces. Also, the host controller supports Jetson Orin Nano, offering high computational power and advanced features such as specified strategies.

It is high-strength and more durable as the robot's body is made of a 2mm thick aluminum alloy casing. In addition, it adopts multiple dependent suspending systems, which greatly reduce the impact of complex terrains. It comes with two DC gear motor with encoders, functioning closed-loop speed control and reducing vibration. It enjoys a more excellent performance in movement with a maximum speed of 0.35m/s. With the built-in 3S lithium battery UPS power module, it offers robust and long-lasting motivation, supporting continuous use while charging to meet long-term development and usage requirements.

The Jetson Orin Nano paired with a USB camera provides users with a smooth visual experience through real-time footage with high frame rates and low latency. Users can enjoy capturing different wonderful moments through functions such as taking photos and recording videos. Additionally, various feedback information from the robot, including battery voltage and CPU usage, is displayed in real-time through a web application, allowing users to monitor the robot's status in real-time.

The robot's visual system is equipped with a 2DOF(degrees of freedom) high-torque flexible pan-tilt and a 160° ultra-wide-angle 5-megapixel camera, providing users with a wide field of view, flexible viewing angles, and various AI machine vision functions. The high-brightness LED spotlight next to the pan-tilt ensures clear visibility even in low-light environments. Additionally, the design with Picatinny rails allows users to easily expand more tactical accessories, further enhancing the robot's functionality.

To enable users to fully leverage the potential of this robot, we provide online documentation and tutorials, including a JupyterLab web application. Whether you're a beginner in robotics technology or an experienced developer, you can delve into learning, understanding, and creating step by step through these resources.

User Manual / Datasheet / Example Codes Etc.

Features

• High-performance Dual Controller: the slave computer is ESP32, responsible for precise motor PID control and multiple sensor readings; the host computer Jetson Orin Nano offers high computational power. The two-layer architecture makes the robot run more efficiently.
• Open-source Code: The host controller is based on the latest version of the Raspberry Pi system (Debain Bookworm) development, WEB applications based on Flask, Python language, the software platform is all open source, easy for users to learn and secondary development.
• Rich Tutorials: Offers rich JupyterLab, graphic and video tutorials covering various functionalities to help users quickly get started and use the robot, thereby accelerating the realization of innovative applications.
• Wide Viewing Angle: Equipped with a 2-degree-of-freedom, high-torque, flexible pan-tilt that provides a wide 360° viewing angle horizontally, and a 5-megapixel camera with a 160° wide-angle, it captures a wider range of images.
• Robot Vision: Integrated with machine vision functions such as color, object and gesture recognition, face and motion detection, it can be extended for more applications.
• Abundant Interaction: Real-time video streaming, digital zoom, photo, video, and other functions, and WEB application of real-time video functions and robot information displayed on the screen to improve the user interaction experience.
• Cross-platform Support: Supports cross-platform remote control without the need to install an app. You can follow tutorials to implement remote control beyond the local network using solutions such as Pgyer, Cpolar, LocalTunnel, and others.
• Expandability: features a mounting plate and Picatinny rails, facilitating the attachment of additional tactical accessories. On the hardware side, there are spare interfaces available for LED lights, which can be used for expanding peripherals such as water guns. Additionally, the product can be expanded with 4G or 5G modules, enabling users to explore more possibilities.
• Durable Structure: The 2mm thick aluminum alloy case provides outstanding structural strength and durability.
• High-Performance Drive Motors: Equipped with four motors with encoders, enabling closed-loop speed control. With a maximum speed of 0.35m/s, it delivers robust power.
• Multiple Dependent Suspending Systems: Featuring four dependent suspending systems on each side. When climbing with a heavy load, the suspension sytems shrinks, and the rear wheel provides extra support, ensuring excellent climbing ability.
• Long Battery Life: Utilizing a 3S lithium battery UPS power system, it supports continuous use while charging, ensuring long-lasting endurance.

Dual-Controller Design, Provides Efficient Collaboration And Upgraded Performance

360° Flexible Omnidirectional Pan-Tilt

Equipped With 5MP 160° Wide-Angle Camera For Capturing Every Detail

Multiple Audio Interaction Methods

Multi-Functional Driver Board

• Used as the sub controller of the robot, onboard ESP32 module and can be controlled via serial port, http request, ESP-NOW and other communication protocols, provides a web application for some basic control of the robot.
• ESP32 can handle low-level computations for the robot, such as high-frequency PID controller for controlling wheel speed, high-frequency inverse kinematics calculations for robotic arm linkages, position interpolation calculation, Pan-Tilt angle control and OLED screen control, etc.
• ESP32 is also responsible for data reading of various sensors, such as IMU (9-axis attitude sensor) and INA219 (battery voltage detection), and can independently achieve the camera vertical stabilization function, effectively saving computing and IO resources for the host controller.

Audio Driver Board

Onboard dual-channel microphone and speaker header, USB HUB interface for connecting Lidar and 3.5mm audio jack for external audio connection

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