Duckiebot (DB-O)

Bring Your Robot Autonomy Education & Research to the Next Level

The Duckiebot is a fully programmable, self-driving car designed for hands-on robotics and AI higher education.

This DB26J model is the latest of the Jetson line and supports Jetson Orin Nano Developer kits.

Built on years of development and feedback from top university professors, researchers, and learners worldwide, the Duckiebot is a perfect STEM DIY kit for exploring robot autonomy and AI-driven mobile robotics autonomous behaviors.

Key Features:

• Mature Design: The Duckiebot (DB26-J) is the seventh Duckiebot design iteration, refined through feedback from educators and researchers worldwide. Duckiebots have been used in over 300 universities and 75 countries.
  
  
• Software integration: Duckiebots are fully compatible with the Duckietown software stack, providing out-of-the-box autonomous behaviors, development environment, diagnostics, simulator (with digital twin), and more!   
  
  
• Technical documentation: Duckiebot assembly, calibration, operation, maintainance and related software tools are documented in the Duckietown Manual. 
  
  
• Community and technical support: Duckietown has an active international community of instructors (mostly university professors), learners, professionals, and embodied AI researchers that provides support, in addition to historical databases of technical Q&As. Premium support is available for instructors and companies.  
  
  
• Pedagogical resources: for instructors, we provide university-grade lecture materials developed by MIT, ETHZ, and UdM lecturers, out-of-the-box learning experiences, as well as an instructor manual with tips and tricks on how to set up an advanced hands-on robotics class. 
  
  
• (Free) Online course: This Duckiebot (DB26-J) can be used in the "Self-Driving Cars with Duckietown" massive open online course (MOOC), the world's first robot autonomy MOOC with hardware. For the MOOC, you will also need a city track. Duckiebot and a small Duckietown city track are available in the Duckiebot MOOC starter kit.

Technical Specifications:

• Chassis:
  • Differential drive configuration
  • (New!) Serviceable omnidirectional wheel (can be opened and cleaned, to maximize lifespan) 

• Sensors:
  • Hall effect sensor wheel encoders
  • Front-facing 160° FOV camera
  • Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)
  • Front-facing time-of-flight sensor
  • Battery diagnostics
    
    
• Actuators:
  • 2 DC motors
  • 4 Addressable RGB LEDs (controllable in intensity, color, and frequency)
    
    
• Computation:
  • NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit
    
    
• Memory:
  • Fast 64 GB microSD card, class 10, U3
    
    
• Power:
  • Smart Duckiebattery: 10Ah, 2x2A USB outputs, 4.5A max
    • Provides live diagnostics and soft shutdown
      
      
• User Interface:
  • OLED Screen
  • Shutdown button
    
    
• Complete DIY Kit: All components needed to assemble and calibrate your Duckiebot are included.
  
  
• No Soldering Required: Everything is designed for easy assembly.
  
  
• Expandable hardware: Several ports are available on the Duckiebot HUT for adding new sensors or actuators.
  
  
• Fully programmable: the provided Duckietown software is fully editable; this is not a black box. 

Variants:

• No Jetson / DIY Assembly: choose this variant if you already have a Jetson Orin Nano Super Developer Kit. The Duckiebot comes in a box of parts requiring assembly, which takes roughly 4 hours.
  
  
• Jetson 4GB / DIY Assembly: includes a pre-flashed and tested Jetson Nano 4GB Developer's Kit, and comes disassembled. Assembly and initialization require approximately 4-5 hours.
  
  
• (NEW!) Jetson 4GB / Assembled: looking to hit the ground running? This ready-to-go Duckiebot arrives assembled, initialized, and tested, saving you time and removing uncertainty. Customized robot names available on request. Assembled robots require an additional 15 days for delivery.
   

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