ROBOTIS (South Korea) with Open Robotics TurtleBot 3 (Burger / Waffle Pi) (1)

ROBOTIS (South Korea) with Open Robotics TurtleBot 3 (Burger / Waffle Pi) (2)

$758 – $1,934ROBOTIS US store prices in September 2026, with Burger RPi4 from $758 and Waffle Pi RPi4 from $1,908; prices vary by reseller.

AvailableVia SSH / web / bridgeROS reference robotOpen hardwareLDS lidarSmall

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Days–weeks. Sold by ROBOTIS US (Burger and Waffle Pi listed as available in September 2026) and other resellers; stock varies by variant.

Remote control: ROS 2 on the Pi publishes over Wi-Fi; a Linux laptop (or Linux VM on a Mac) runs SLAM, Nav2 and teleop against it, or rosbridge + roslibpy works from plain Python.

e-Manual ↗Wikipedia ↗

Overview

The most widely taught ROS robot in universities. It is small, cheap by research standards, fully open (CAD, firmware, software) and backed by an excellent manual and simulator. Slow and tiny for real homes, and the Burger has no camera. Still in production years after launch.

Specifications

Category	Wheeled rovers · Ready-made dev rovers
Released	2017
Availability	Available
Programmability	Open source (hardware + software)
Best for	Ages 16+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Lidar, Camera
Actuators	Smart servos (Dynamixel, Feetech…)
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Raspberry Pi, Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller
Remote control	Via SSH / web / bridge
Size	Burger 14×18×19 cm, 1 kg; Waffle Pi 28×31×14 cm, 1.8 kg
Drive	2-wheel differential, DYNAMIXEL servos
Compute	Raspberry Pi 4 + OpenCR (STM32) controller
Vision	Waffle Pi: Raspberry Pi camera; Burger: none
Lidar	LDS-02 360° 2D lidar
Sensors	IMU, wheel encoders
Runtime	About 2.5 h (Burger) / 2 h (Waffle Pi), per ROBOTIS expected operating time
Speed	0.22 m/s (Burger) / 0.26 m/s (Waffle Pi)
SDK	ROS 1 and ROS 2 packages, Gazebo simulation, official e-Manual