ROMR is an open-source, low-cost, high-payload autonomous platform designed for research, logistics, and education. This repository contains the necessary files for its design and development. ROMR utilises off-the-shelf (OTS) components, additive-manufactured parts, aluminium profiles, and a consumer hoverboard with high-torque brushless direct current (BLDC) motors. It is fully compatible with the robot operating system (ROS), has a maximum payload of 90kg, and costs less than $1500. Furthermore, ROMR offers a simple yet robust framework for contextualising simultaneous localisation and mapping (SLAM) algorithms, an essential prerequisite for autonomous robot navigation.
All the design, construction and software files are publicly available under the GNU GPL v3 license. A descriptive video of ROMR can be found at https://osf.io/ku8ag.
More information can be found on the Project Website.