OpenBot: Turning Smartphones into Robots
OpenBot leverages smartphones as brains for low-cost robots. We have designed a small electric vehicle that costs about $50 and serves as a robot body. Our software stack for Android smartphones supports advanced robotics workloads such as person following and real-time autonomous navigation.
Getting started with OpenBot
- Build your own Robot Body
- Flash the Arduino Firmware
- Compile and run the Android App
- Train your own Driving Policy
Citation
Please cite our paper if you use OpenBot.
@article{openbot2020,
author = {Matthias M\"uller and Vladlen Koltun},
title = {{OpenBot}: Turning Smartphones into Robots},
journal = {arXiv:2008.10631},
year = {2020},
}
