Current focus: RL + sim-to-real Now: Placement · MindSpire Labs Location: UK Status: Open to PhD 2028
PRJ-03 / MOBILE ROBOT In progress

Autonomous Mobile Robot

Differential-drive robot on direct-drive hub motors, built for ROS 2 navigation and SLAM with a 2D lidar and a depth camera.

RPLIDAR A1M8 REALSENSE HUB MOTOR (DIFF. DRIVE) SIDE ELEVATION · ROS 2 / SLAM

What it is

A differential-drive mobile robot built as a platform for ROS 2 navigation and SLAM.

What I built

  • Drive: DFRobot direct-drive hub motors in a differential-drive layout.
  • Sensing: RPLIDAR A1M8 2D lidar and an Intel RealSense D455 depth camera.
  • Low-level control: an ESP32-S3 drives the motors over UART.

Status

Motor control over UART from the ESP32-S3 is working. ROS 2 navigation and SLAM integration is in progress.