MARRtino is a ROS-based low-cost differential drive robot platform that comes in many shapes.

MARRtino has been designed to be easy-to-build and easy-to-program, but at the same time it uses professional software based on ROS. It is thus suitable to implement and experiment many typical Robotics and Artificial Intelligence tasks, such as smart navigation, spoken human-robot interaction, image analysis, etc.

MARRtino is being successfully used in a variety of educational activities, ranging from pre-school children to PhD and PostDoc in Artificial Intelligence and Robotics.

You can develop your own robot in five steps:

1-Acquire the hardware - Part list

2-Assemble the robot - Build

3-Install the robot - Software

Requires:

• Oracle VirtualBox 5.x or 6.x and Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
• MARRtino OVA file

Installation instructions:

• Install Oracle VirtualBox and Oracle VM VirtualBox Extension Pack
• Download the Oracle virtual application MARRtino 3.0 (5 GB)
• From Oracle VirtualBox, import MARRtino virtual application (Import appliance)
• Run MARRtino virtual application and enjoy it! (User: ubuntu, Password: marrtino)

For additional instructions check also here (currently only in Italian).

Raspberry Pi 3 image files (for Model B and Model B+)

• Image files for Model B and B+

4-Setup the robot Quick Setup

• Update the software firmware
• Upload firmware

5-Program the robot- Several level of languages 4 in 1 - Programming

If you want to try MARRtino functionalities in a simulator, you can install the software (Step 3) and program the robot (Step 5) using the simulation mode.

Below some video example on how to setup and first programming

PART LIST

Control Board Mega2560 R3 ATmega2560

Raspberry PI with case, SD and cable

Motor Board Arduino Motor Shield R3

Motors Pololu 2825 70:1

Motor brackets Pololu

L-Bracket Pair Wheels Pololu 3281

Scooter wheel 144mm AND Caster wheel

Wheel hub Aluminium adapter

12 V battery and Battery charger USB 2.0

cable MA/MB Wires and screws Power Switch Voltage reader

8 sensori ultrasuoni

Raspberry Pi & Case

SD Card

Laser cutted Parts