Hardware
Hardware products to integrate into robots.
- Rockchip RKNN
NPU toolkit for RK3588 boards like Orange Pi 5 and Radxa Rock 5.
- OpenMV Cam
A microcontroller camera that runs vision in MicroPython.
- Raspberry Pi Camera
The camera modules every Pi-based robot starts with.
- diyBMS
A modular open-source battery management system for large packs.
- CLN17
A compact closed-loop NEMA17 driver with CAN and open firmware.
- candleLight
gs_usb firmware for open USB CAN interfaces.
- Livox LiDAR SDK
Solid-state 3D LiDAR used by FAST-LIO and many drones.
- foxBMS 2
A safety-oriented open BMS platform from Fraunhofer IISB.
- Mechaduino
The original open closed-loop stepper servo project.
- VL53L0X ToF sensor
The tiny time-of-flight sensor for close-range obstacle detection.
- Prophesee event cameras
Open SDK for Metavision event-based vision sensors.
- CANable
An open USB-to-CAN adapter for talking to motor controllers.
- MKS SERVO42C
A closed-loop stepper add-on with FOC and an onboard encoder.
- TMC2209
The silent stepper driver used on most 3D printers and desktop robots.
- Hailo-8
A 26 TOPS M.2 accelerator with an open runtime, sold as the Pi AI Kit.
- MicroStrain IMU
Industrial IMU and GNSS/INS units with an official ROS driver.
- u-blox ZED-F9P
The RTK GNSS receiver behind centimeter-level outdoor robots.
- DIGIT
Meta's low-cost open tactile sensor for robot fingertips.
- BNO08x IMU
A 9-axis IMU with onboard sensor fusion for small robots.
- TFmini-S
A single-point LiDAR rangefinder for drones and rovers.
- AS5048 encoder
A 14-bit magnetic encoder with SPI and PWM for higher-precision joints.
