uBot-0.5

uBot-0.5

The uBot-0.5 platform was originally known as Oscar due to its dependence on spare parts and lab junk. Oscar had a rotating sonar and pyroelectric mast actuated by an R/C servo as well as differential steering powered by more R/C servos. Computation was provided by the MIT Handyboard and odometry was maintained by hand-made position encoders on each wheel (IR reflective). The uBot-0.5 could search for warm objects and avoid obstacles using a reactive control framework.