e-puck PDF description
Neat design: the simple mechanical structure, electronics design
and software of e-puck is an example of a clean and modern system.
Flexibility: e-puck covers a wide range of educational activities,
offering many possibilities with its sensors, processing power and extensions.
Simulation software: e-puck is integrated in the Webots simulation software for easy
programming, simulation and remote control of real robot.
User friendly: e-puck is small and easy to setup on a table top
next to a computer. It doesn't need any cable and provides optimal working comfort.
Robustness and maintenance: e-puck resists to student use and is simple to repair.
Affordable: the price tag of e-puck is friendly to university budgets.
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The e-puck mini mobile robot was originally developed at the EPFL for
teaching purposes by the designers of the successful Khepera robot. The e-puck hardware and software is
fully open source, providing low level access to every electronic device and offering unlimited extension
possibilities. The official e-puck web site is www.e-puck.org.
| Feature |
Technical Information |
| Size | about 7 cm diameter |
| Battery | about 3 hours with the provided 5Wh LiION rechargeable battery |
| Processor | Microchip dsPIC 30F6014A @ 60MHz (about 15 MIPS) |
| Motors | 2 stepper motors with a 20 steps per revolution and a 50:1 reduction gear |
| IR sensors | 8 infra-red sensors measuring ambient light
and proximity of obstacles in a range of 4 cm |
| Camera | color camera with a maximal resolution of 640x480 (typical use: 52x39 or 640x1) |
| Microphones | 3 omni-directional microphones for sound localization |
| Accelerometer | 3D accelerometer along the X, Y and Z axis |
| LEDs | 8 red LEDs on the ring and one green LED in the body |
| Speaker | on-board speaker capable of playing WAV or tone sounds. |
| Switch | 16 position rotating switch |
| Bluetooth | Bluetooth for robot-computer and robot-robot wireless communication |
| Remote Control | infra-red LED for receiving standard remote control commands |
| Expansion bus | expansion bus to add new possibilities to your robot. |
| Programming | C programming with the GNU GCC compiler system |
Simulation
(optional) | Webots facilitates the programming of e-puck with a powerful simulation, remote control and cross-compilation system. |
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