boat-bot
A compact platform for research and education on the water.
This small boat robot is a compact platform for research and education on the water. It has a modern and open architecture with all the components to make your own autonomous boat.
The control core is a Raspberry Pi interfacing GPS, IMU, motors and more. Easy remote connection with WiFi and BLE. Raspbian operating system based on Debian suitable for development.
You can use the boat-bot for many applications, for instance as a training field buoy, to accomplish measurements on the water, as a smart surface marker buoy, ...and many other water related activities.
- Diameter 40 cm, 2 kg
- 2 protected thrusters, brushless motors and ESCs
- Raspberry Pi Zero WH with WiFi, Bluetooth 4, micro SD
- Modern GPS from u-blox
- IMU 9D with fusion
- Arduino companion chip
- Battery management (voltage and current). LiPo battery 4s (14.4 V), >60 Wh. External charger
- Speaker and other open buttons, LEDs and GPIO
- Optional LoRa or GSM communication