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MAX 5R

MAX 5R – Low Cost, Educational Mobile Robot Platform

System Summary

MAX is a compact low-cost 4-wheel drive, 4-wheel steer, high-clearance agile durable chassis, outfitted with sensors and electronics that make it ideally suited for supporting research relevant to intelligent teleoperation and as a low-cost autonomous robotic test bed. The suspension has adequate travel to allow for sufficient dexterity to run on rugged outdoor terrain. MAX is a highly compact yet incredibly versatile COTS rover that is field-serviceable and easily repairable. The chassis is designed so that it is modular and reconfigurable with a wide variety of sensors and actuators to suite the user’s needs, making it ideally suited for robotics research and development.

The MAX 5R rover is designed and developed primarily for educational purposes, available as a kit, and has been used as part of robotics curricula at Carnegie Mellon University.

MAX 5R SPECIFICATIONS

Physical Modules:

  • Four wheel drive with front and rear differentials
  • Twin, independent Ackerman steering with tight turning radius (25 cm)
  • Fiberglass composite frame
  • Compact (18” x 15” x 19” LxWxH), lightweight chassis design (gross weight: 9.5kg)
  • Running gear attached to sophisticated suspension system capable of carrying up to 7 kg of extra payload
  • Top speed of 5 m/s, sufficient for lab and field deployment
  • (Optional) Twin webcams mounted on an articulated pan and tilt unit
  • (Optional) 2 sonar rangefinders with integrated photo sensors
  • Large variety of peripheral connectivity via FireWire (IEEE 1394), USB 2.0, Serial (RS232, 488, I2C), Gigabit Ethernet, PCI, CANBus, GPIO, A/D, PWM, Quadrature and counters, Parallel, DVI and S-Video

Computational Modules:

  • High performance, low power 1.5 GHz processor
  • 1GB DDR2 RAM
  • 2.5″ SATA 80GB HDD
  • Low-power consumption, Industry standard x86-based mini-ITX form factor
  • I/O board with a real-time kernel and DIO/AIO/PWM peripheral support

Please contact us for a quote!

Discounts available with purchase of 2 or more

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