Overview
Qbo is a small open-source robot that users can assemble and program themselves. It is capable of navigating autonomously, recognizing and synthesizing speech, tracking faces and objects, and recognizing itself in a mirror. The robot operates in both autonomous and teleoperation modes with a Linux-based OS featuring integrated ROS.
Key facts
- Payload
- —
- Reach
- —
- Speed
- 1 m/s
- Weight
- 11 kg
- IP rating
- —
- Battery
- 2.5 h
- Power
- —
- Autonomy
- semi-autonomous
- Launch year
- 2012
- Price
- $5,495
- Status
- active
Detailed specifications
Power & battery1
- Battery Swap Supported
- false
Sensors3
- Head Cameras
- 2
- Sensor Suite
- ultrasonic, sharp, infrared, webcam
- Lidar Present
- false
Compute2
- Onboard Compute
- INTEL i3 processor
- Compute Platform
- INTEL i3
Other31
- Height Cm
- 381
- Height Mm
- 456
- Price Tier
- 10-20K
- Vlm Capable
- none
- Applications
- research, education
- Sub Category
- desktop interactive robot
- Datasheet Url
- https://www.linkedin.com/shareArticle?mini=true&url=https%3A%2F%2Fthecorpora.com%2Fqbo-robot-open-source%2F&title=Qbo%20Open%20Source%20Robot&summary=Open%20Source%20Robot%0D%0AQbo%20Open%20Source%20Specifications%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%09Height%C2%A0456mm%0D%0A%20%09Width%C2%A0314mm%0D%0A%20%09Depth%C2%A0292%2C5mm%0D%0A%20%09Weight%C2%A09-11Kg%20Aprox.%0D%0A%20%09Charge%3A%C2%A0%20Autocharging%20Dock%20Station%0D%0A%0D%0AHead%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%09Ears%C2%A02%20Omnidirectional%20%26%201%20Unidirectional%20Microphones%0D%0A%20%09Eyes%C2%A02%20Webcams%20HiDef%20%26%202%20Eyelids%0D%0A%20%09Movements%C2%A04%20Servos%20%28%20Up-Down%2C%20Left-Right%20%29%0D%0A%20%09Mouth%C2%A020%20Leds%0D%0A%20%09Nose%C2%A01%20Led%0D%0A%20%09Connections%C2%A0Wifi%20Pcb%20802g%2Fn%20%26amp%3B%20antenna%20%26amp%3B%20Bluetooth%0D%0A%20%09QPR2%C2%A01%20Pcb%20Hardware%20controller%0D%0A%0D%0ABody%0D%0A%0D%0A%20%09Sensors%C2%A04%20Ultrasonic%2C%201%20Sharp%20%26amp%3B
- Mobility Type
- bipedal
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Price Currency
- USD
- Pricing Models
- capex
- Charging Method
- tethered
- Navigation Type
- vision, hybrid
- Deployment Notes
- Unveiled at IBM Interconnect Event in Las Vegas attended by over 25,000 participants.
- Humanoid Subtype
- full_bipedal
- Price On Request
- false
- Industries Served
- research_academic
- Is Research Grade
- true
- Network Protocols
- wifi
- Target Industries
- research_academic
- Vision Processing
- on_device
- Terrain Capability
- flat_indoor
- Availability Status
- out of stock
- Primary Applications
- research_development
- Teleoperation Method
- web_interface
- Programming Interface
- api
- Additional Information
- - Open-source software and firmware available - Features stereoscopic vision and a speech recognition system - Includes obstacle avoidance with ultrasound sensors - Comes with autocharging dock station
- Deployment Environment
- indoor
- Human Detection Method
- vision_human
- Tethered Operation Available
- true
- Software Subscription Required
- false
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