Quote onlyEducation/research platform; sold out at time of writing
Out of stockPython from a laptopROSPythonBiomimetic
Weeks+Shipping: Sold out. Sold out; contact Consequential Robotics (UK) for quotes and restock.
Remote control: The MDK exposes ROS topics that Python scripts on a laptop can publish and subscribe to over Wi-Fi.
Overview
A biomimetic pet robot (ears, tail and blinking eyes) designed with neuroscientists at Sheffield to study animal-like behavior; the MiRo-E revision targets schools and universities. It is one of the few companion-style robots with a real ROS/Python stack. Currently sold out, with the cloud learning platform closed to new customers.
Specifications
| Category | Companion robots · Small companion robots |
|---|---|
| Released | 2019 |
| Availability | Out of stock |
| Programmability | Full SDK |
| Best for | Ages 12+ (estimated) |
| Vision sensors | Camera, Sonar / ultrasonic |
| Actuators | DC / gear motors |
| Audio | Speaker, Microphone |
| Compute type | Raspberry Pi |
| Remote control | Python from a laptop |
| Size | ~40 cm long (est.) |
| Drive | Two-wheel differential drive with caster |
| Compute | Raspberry Pi (onboard) + Linux/ROS |
| Vision | Stereo cameras in the eyes |
| Lidar | None |
| Sensors | Sonar in nose, stereo mics in ears, cliff and light sensors, capacitive touch on head and body, moving ears/tail/eyelids |
| Runtime | Not published |
| Speed | Not published |
| SDK | MiRo Developer Kit (ROS, Python) plus MiRoCODE block/Python editor |
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