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= RoboSavvy Self-balancing robotic platform =

A robust, reliable and flexible self-balancing mobile platform for robotic applications.

This platform provides researchers, engineers and hackers the ability to easily design their robotic application on top of a modular hardware interface. The user can quickly develop and integrate their own hardware, integrate sensors, manipulators, other types of payload and third party equipment on top of the platform.

'''Features'''

 * Self-balancing mobile platform for loads from 10 kg up to 100 kg.
 * Integrated PC running Ubuntu 16.04 and ROS Kinetic.
 * Urban dweller and countryside explorer.
 * Dual control:
  1. RC input
  2. Ethernet protocol
 * ROS packages for communication, visualization and simulation.

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== Tutorials ==

You can find ``[[RoboSavvy/RoboSavvy-Balance/Tutorials|tutorials]]`` on how to configure your software to run the platform and on how to use the simulated RoboSavvy's self-balance platform.

All packages were developed and tested on Ubuntu 16.04 + ROS Kinetic.

== Required Package ==
'''[[gd_msgs]]'''

== Simulation Packages (outdated) ==

The packages below are outdated and should not be used for simulation for platforms shipped after September 2017.
We are currently working on new simulation packages.

'''[[rsv_balance]]:''' [[rsv_balance_description]] [[rsv_balance_msgs]]

'''[[rsv_balance_simulator]]:''' [[rsv_balance_gazebo]] rsv_balance_gazebo_control

'''[[rsv_balance_desktop]]:''' rsv_balance_viz rsv_balance_rqt

== Links and resources ==
[[http://www.robosavvy.com|RoboSavvy]] is a manufacturer of mobile robots and robot systems. 

[[http://robosavvy.com/store/sb-platform.html|Robosavvy Self-balance platform]]

ROS packages can be found on RoboSavvy's [[https://github.com/robosavvy|repository]]