QBot Platform
High-performance Autonomous Ground Robot for Indoor Labs
The Quanser QBot Platform is an innovative open-architecture autonomous ground robot, built on a differential drive mobile platform. This solution is ideal for teaching undergraduate and graduate mobile robotics as it is accompanied by comprehensive courseware and equipped with built-in sensors such as LiDAR, front-facing RealSense camera, downward-facing camera, gyroscope, and accelerometer, all powered by an onboard NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano computer.
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The QBot Platform provides an electromechanical prototyping bay for adding project components. It is also equipped with a reinforced landing pad for drones and additional cargo. The open control architecture allows users to seamlessly integrate off-the-shelf sensors and customize the QBot Platform for their research. The solution is well suited for designing and developing applications related to autonomy, navigation and control, machine learning, computer vision, multiagent heterogenous and swarm robotics, and more.
| Project – Ready
Electromechanical prototyping bay and fully accessible 40-pin I/O header |
| Course – Ready
Relevant lab content for courses tailored to both mobile & manipulator robotics |
| Research – Ready
Deploy applications via MATLAB ®, Simulink®, Python, C++ and ROS |
| Swarm – Ready
Cost-effective pricing and bundle options allow multiple units in a lab |
| Platform | 2-wheel differential drive base with 4 support castors |
| Diameter | 570 mm |
| Weight (with 2 batteries) | 17 kg |
| Height | 227 mm |
| Drivetrain Sensing | Current sensing, optical encoders, and digital tachometer per wheel |
| Maximum Motion | 1.5 m/s speed and 1 m/s/s acceleration |
| Nominal Motion | 0.7 m/s speed and 0.5 m/s/s acceleration |
| Maximum Payload @ Maximum Motion | 20 kg |
| Operation Time | 2 hours per battery |
| Power | Up to 2x 84Wh LFP batteries w/ external charging |
| On-Board Computer | NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano |
| Downward Facing Camera | Grayscale w/ global shutter – 640×400 @ 120Hz |
| Front Facing Camera | Intel RealSense D435 RGB-D camera |
| LiDAR | 2D 360° lidar w/ 16,800 points per second |
| IMU | 6-axis IMU w/ accelerometer and gyroscope |
| GPIO | 40-pin header including SPI / I2C / UART / PWM |
| LEDs | User programmable LEDs |
| LCD | Character display module |
| Language Support | MATLAB / Simulink / Python / ROS 2 |
| USB Ports | 4x USB 3.0 user ports |
| HDMI | 1 full HDMI port |
| Connectivity | IEEE 802.11ac Wi-Fi & Gigabit Ethernet port |
- QBot Platform Ground Robot
- QUARC Complete License
- Reconfigurable Warehouse Automation Map (12’ x 12’) (3.6m x 3.6m) and Walls
- High-performance Router
- Self-localization and state estimation
- Autonomous Mobile Robots (AMRs)
- Multi-agent collaboration & swarming
- Simultaneous Localization & Mapping
- Applied AI & Machine Learning
- Path Planning & Navigation
- Patrolling & Surveying
- Behavior architectures & decision making
- Sensors & Actuators Interfacing
- Forward/Inverse Differential Kinematics
- Image/Lidar Acquisition, Calibration & Processing
- Obstacle Detection
- Self Localization & State Estimation
- Path Planning & Navigation
- Task Queue Generation & Execution
- Multi-agent Task Distribution and Collaboration
Group Citation: Mobile Robotics
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