Bumperbot

An open-source 3D printed self-driving robot powered by ROS 2, designed as a low-cost learning platform.

3D preview converted from github.com/AntoBrandi/Bumper-Bot at ffb3948, under Apache-2.0. View the original files from GitHub (15.0 MB) (opens in a new tab)

What it can do

Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Self-driving differential-drive robot built on ROS 2, usable in simulation or on the real robot
Odometry calculation using robot_localization and global localization with Nav2 AMCL
Mapping with SLAM Toolbox and known-pose mapping
Path planning and motion control integrated with the Nav2 planner and controller servers
Launch files start all functionality for the simulated robot or the real robot

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The guide appears here as you scroll.

Guide by @AntoBrandi (README.md), under Apache-2.0.

Notes written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Buildable with some effort

How complete the published files are for rebuilding this robot, measured by Robotheca at commit ffb3948. It isn't a rating of the robot.

3D and CAD files20/20
10 printable parts (STL, 3MF), 19 CAD source files.
Robot description0/15
No URDF.
Add a URDF: the robot can then be seen in 3D and tried in the browser.
Parts list0/20
No parts list in the repository or linked.
Most points to gain: Link to your parts list, or add it to the repository (a CSV or a Markdown table) with quantities, prices and where to buy each part.
Software15/15
Code in this repository, instructions to install or run it, built on ros2.
Documentation10/15
README of 4,751 characters with 2 pictures; 0 build steps.
Split the build into at least 3 steps.
Simulation5/5
85 simulation files (MuJoCo, Gazebo, Webots or Isaac).
Licenses10/10
Hardware: Apache-2.0; software: Apache-2.0.

Written by Robotheca from the project's documents.

Install Ubuntu 22.04 with ROS 2 Humble or Ubuntu 24.04 with ROS 2 Jazzy, plus VS Code and the Arduino IDE
Install libserial-dev, python3-pip and pyserial
Create a workspace, clone the repository into its src folder, install dependencies with rosdep, and build with colcon build
Source the workspace install/setup.bash in a separate terminal
For the real robot, load robot_control.ino onto the Arduino with the Arduino IDE
Launch the real robot with ros2 launch bumperbot_bringup real_robot.launch.py, or the simulation with simulated_robot.launch.py

Robotheca doesn't review code. Read it before running it.

Every file of the project: code, CAD, electronics, guides, at commit ffb3948.

Questions and improvements go to the creator's repository.