Why Choose OriginBot
Recently, I came into contact with robot-related content due to work reasons. I was very interested in robots, so I searched for products suitable for beginners on the Internet, and finally chose OriginBot. The following are some comparisons and thoughts on the products to be selected at that time.
The products I found at the beginning felt pretty good. In fact, the two robots, Yabo Smart and Huaner Robot, are based on Raspberry Pi. They are sold on Taobao. If you are interested, you can search for them.
But it was soon discovered that such products are not suitable for novices to learn, for the following reasons:
- Not developed based on ROS
Many of these products are not developed based on ROS, but ROS is one of the key points I want to know, and I feel that ROS is already very popular in robot development, so I should learn it. - The degree of encapsulation is too high.
Whether it is in appearance or code, the degree of encapsulation is too high, and it is not easy to expand. Personally, I feel that it is more suitable for playing rather than learning. - There is no laser radar
. It is probably to save money. I have seen several models without laser radar, but now SLAM is almost a must-have function for robots, and to achieve SLAM, laser radar is essential. - The code is not open source.
These products are almost not open source, and it is difficult to truly understand the implementation process - If the hardware is not open source
, if the hardware is not open source, it will be difficult to expand based on this product later, such as adding a robotic arm.
Later, I accidentally discovered OriginBot, and it feels more suitable for learning .
First of all, OriginBot is open source, even the hardware design part is open source. Although I don't know much about the hardware part yet, this will be useful for future transformation and expansion of robots.
After purchasing OriginBot, you can join a group. If you have any questions that you don’t understand, you can ask questions, and OriginBot’s developers will help you answer them, which is more friendly for novices.
OriginBot is a new project. Currently, there are not many functions and codes. Novices can understand the whole robot more comprehensively. With the update of OriginBot, I can also understand the update process. (The premise is that the OriginBot project can continue to develop, and I hope so)
Another important reason is that OriginBot has a relatively complete supporting introductory tutorial, which is relatively friendly for novices, and this section is really important for Xiaobai.
The above are the reasons why I choose OriginBot.
OriginBot has two versions, the navigation version and the visual version. The navigation version has more IMUs and lidars than the visual version. The price difference is 500 yuan. I think it is better to buy the navigation version in one step, which can realize more functions. For novices Talking can also learn more.
The following is the effect picture of the installation.
The original link is as follows: OriginBot hands-on experience and precautions