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OpenBot

A low-cost mobile robot platform that uses an Android smartphone for compute, vision and AI workloads including person following and autonomous navigation.

Smartphone-poweredMobile robotComputer visionAutonomous navigation
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SYSTEM
01Smartphone compute and software
02Electric vehicle robot body
03Firmware and control layer
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RightsMIT
Evidence coverage100%
Case completeness100%
01 / What it is

OpenBot, from published facts.

A low-cost mobile robot platform that uses an Android smartphone for compute, vision and AI workloads including person following and autonomous navigation.

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Person following

The Android smartphone software stack is reported to support person following.

1
02

Real-time autonomous navigation

The Android smartphone software stack is reported to support real-time autonomous navigation.

1
02 / System map

A sourced functional map—not a reverse-engineered schematic.

This system view follows the documented functional blocks and keeps unknown internals explicit.

01

Smartphone compute and software

Acts as the robot brain and runs the Android robotics software stack.

SmartphoneAndroid
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02

Electric vehicle robot body

Provides the low-cost mobile robot body.

Small electric vehicle
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03

Firmware and control layer

Covers the repository's Arduino firmware and controller stages.

Arduino firmwareController
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03 / Known hardware

Published facts, separated from hidden internals.

No inferred internal BOM
Has Nameob-f/OpenBot
Has DescriptionOpenBot leverages smartphones as brains for low-cost robots. We have designed a small electric vehicle that costs about $50 and serves as a robot body. Our software stack for Android smartphones supports advanced robotics workloads such as person following and real-time autonomous navigation.
Uses Default Branchmaster
Includes Preferred ReadmeYes
Github Detected LicenseMIT
Uses As Brainsmartphones
PartQtyRoleEvidence
Compute deviceSmartphone
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Acts as the robot brain.

reported1
Robot bodySmall electric vehicle
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Serves as the mobile robot body.

reported1
04 / AI & software

The documented software and intelligence layer.

OpenBot Android apps

Version not published

Run the smartphone robotics workloads.

1

OpenBot Arduino firmware

Version not published

Firmware stage referenced by the getting-started guide.

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OpenBot Playground

Version not published

Programming stage referenced by the getting-started guide.

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OpenBot driving policy

Version not published

Training stage referenced by the getting-started guide.

1
05 / Rights boundary

Useful enough to understand. Careful enough to respect the creator.

All media remains link-only until asset-level rights evidence is reviewed.

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Facts + original analysis

  • Structured facts linked to evidence
  • SauceSnap-created diagrams
  • Short original summaries
  • Explicit unknowns and review dates
Stays with the publisher

Restricted media + full content

  • Unlicensed product photography
  • Long-form publisher copy
  • Brand assets and illustrations
  • Undocumented internal design
06 / Sources & evidence

Inspect the captured facts before opening the publisher.

Official media and full publisher content remain external unless reuse rights are confirmed.

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1ob-f/OpenBotob-f · 16 captured factsPreview
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Official media and full publisher content remain external unless reuse rights are confirmed.

  • $.full_nameob-f/OpenBotreported
  • $.descriptionOpenBot leverages smartphones as brains for low-cost robots. We have designed a small electric vehicle that costs about $50 and serves as a robot body. Our software stack for Android smartphones supports advanced robotics workloads such as person following and real-time autonomous navigation.reported
  • $.default_branchmasterreported
  • README.mdYesreported
  • $.license.spdx_idMITreported
  • Project overviewsmartphonesreported
  • Project overviewsmall electric vehicle costing about $50reported
  • Project overviewAndroid smartphone software stackreported
  • Project overviewperson followingreported
  • Project overviewreal-time autonomous navigationreported
  • Get started with OpenBotBuild the robot bodyreported
  • Get started with OpenBotFlash the Arduino firmwarereported
  • Get started with OpenBotInstall the Android appsreported
  • Get started with OpenBotDrive with a controllerreported
  • Get started with OpenBotProgram in the Playgroundreported
  • Get started with OpenBotTrain a driving policyreported
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