OpenBot

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<h1 align="center"><a>Turning Smartphones into Robots</a></h1>

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OpenBot 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.

## Get started with OpenBot

- Read the [Disclaimer](DISCLAIMER.md)
- Build your own [Robot Body](body/README.md)
- Flash the [Arduino Firmware](firmware/README.md)
- Install the [Robot App](robot/README.md)
- Drive the robot via a [Controller](controller/README.md)
- Program your robot in the [Playground](open-code/README.md)
- Train your own [Driving Policy](policy/README.md)

## Get the source code

- You can download the repo as a [zip file](https://github.com/ob-f/OpenBot/archive/master.zip) and extract it into a folder of your choice.
- You can clone the OpenBot repository from GitHub with the following command:
    ```bash
    git clone https://github.com/ob-f/OpenBot.git
    ```
- You can fork the OpenBot repository and then clone your local copy. This is recommended, especially if you want to [contribute](CONTRIBUTING.md).

## Videos

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## Cool projects using OpenBot

There are a lot of cool projects using OpenBot already. Below is a small selection. Click on the images to be redirected to the respective projects.

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