Hardware
Hardware products to integrate into robots.
- ESP32 with micro-ROSOpen source
Turn a $5 microcontroller into a ROS 2 node.
- Mechaduino
The original open closed-loop stepper servo project.
- VL53L0X ToF sensor
The tiny time-of-flight sensor for close-range obstacle detection.
- DepthAIOpen source
Spatial AI on OAK cameras with on-device neural inference.
- ZEDOpen source
Stereo depth cameras with built-in tracking and spatial mapping.
- DAVIS and DVSOpen source
ROS drivers for iniVation event cameras.
- TinymovrOpen source
Compact brushless motor controller with CAN bus.
- Prophesee event cameras
Open SDK for Metavision event-based vision sensors.
- RobotiqOpen source
The standard industrial adaptive grippers, with open ROS drivers.
- CANable
An open USB-to-CAN adapter for talking to motor controllers.
- LibreSolar BMSOpen source
Open-source battery management firmware and boards.
- 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.
- ReSpeaker Mic ArrayOpen source
A USB microphone array with direction of arrival and beamforming.
- GelSight MiniOpen source
A camera-based tactile sensor that images contact geometry.
- AS5600 encoderOpen source
The 12-bit magnetic encoder in most DIY brushless joints.
- MicroStrain IMU
Industrial IMU and GNSS/INS units with an official ROS driver.
- ReSkinOpen source
A $6 magnetic tactile skin that can be replaced like a sticker.
- DYNAMIXEL WorkbenchOpen source
ROS tooling for Dynamixel servo networks.
- 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.
- Feetech Servo SDKOpen source
Python and C++ libraries for Feetech STS/SCS serial bus servos.
- Open Cycloidal DriveOpen source
Parametric CAD and analysis code for 3D-printable cycloidal reducers.
- VL53L5CX multizone ToFOpen source
An 8x8-zone time-of-flight sensor that works as a tiny depth camera.
