open source robotics

“Open Source Robotics” is a robot whose schematics, hardware and source is released under an “open source” model. Open source is a development method for software and hardware available to the general public for use and/or modification from its original design free of charge. Open source software and hardware is typically created as a collaborative effort in which programmers/developers/designers improve upon the project and share the changes within the community. Open Source Robotics Community is comprised of robotics projects, software, and hardware that maybe at a lower-cost (as opposed to its commercial counterpart) with interchangeable software and/or hardware.

OPEN SOURCE SOFTWARE

NXJ An open-source Java programming environment for the Lego NXT robot kit

(http:// lejos.sourceforge.net/)

ROS (Robot Operating System) Open-source BSD software running on 50+ robots.

CARMEN (robot simulator) by Carnegie Mellon Robotics Labs.

The Open Platform for Robotic Services (OPRoS) is a component based open source platform,

and it has Integration Development Environment (IDE) tools, a robot framework for robot operation,

a server, and a test and verification tool.

OPEN SOURCE HARDWARE

"Open hardware," or "open source hardware," refers to the design specifications of a physical object which are licensed in such a way that said object can be studied, modified, created, and distributed by anyone. "Open hardware" is a set of design principles and legal practices, not a specific type of object. The term can therefore refer to any number of objects—like cars, chairs, computer, and robots.

Motherboards

Based in Arduino (Arduino Mega) and using AIDE (Arduino Software IDE)[42]

Based in Raspberry Pi

Tiny Circuits A maker of tiny open source electronics that allows for the creation of

miniature electronic projects.

OPEN SOURCE

SOFTWARE

OPEN SOURCE

HARDWARE