ROBOTIS TurtleBot 3 (Burger / Waffle Pi) price & specs

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 – $1,934

AvailableVia SSH / web / bridgeROS reference robotOpen hardwareLDS lidarSmall

≤ 1 weekShipping: Ships within 2 business days.

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.

LEARN MORE (e-Manual) ↗

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.

Type: Wheeled robot · Ready-made dev rovers
Maker: ROBOTIS (South Korea) with Open Robotics
Released: 2017
Price: $758 – $1,934
Status: Available
Best for: Ages 16+
Programming: Open source (hardware + software)

Versions compared

	Burger	Waffle Pi
Price (ROBOTIS US, October 2026)
With Pi 4 2 GB	$758.20	$1,908.31
With Pi 4 4 GB	$783.50	$1,933.61
Size and performance
Size (L × W × H)	138 × 178 × 192 mm	281 × 306 × 141 mm
Weight	1 kg	1.8 kg
Top speed	0.22 m/s	0.26 m/s
Top turning speed	2.84 rad/s (163°/s)	1.82 rad/s (104°/s)
Max payload	15 kg (33 lb)	30 kg (66 lb)
Climbs thresholds up to	10 mm	10 mm
Run time	About 2.5 h	About 2 h
Hardware
Wheel servos	DYNAMIXEL XL430-W250	DYNAMIXEL XM430-W210
Computer	Raspberry Pi 4	Raspberry Pi 4
Controller	OpenCR (STM32 Cortex-M7)	OpenCR (STM32 Cortex-M7)
LDS-02 360° lidar	●	●
IMU and wheel encoders	●	●
Camera	–	Raspberry Pi Camera v2.1
Bluetooth remote	–	RC-100B + BT-410
Battery	11.1 V 1800 mAh LiPo	11.1 V 1800 mAh LiPo
Software
ROS releases in the e-Manual	ROS 2 Jazzy and Humble, ROS 1 Noetic	ROS 2 Jazzy and Humble, ROS 1 Noetic

The Burger suits learning SLAM and navigation on a desk or hard floor. The Waffle Pi adds a camera, stronger servos and room on its wide top plate for an arm or extra sensors. The original Waffle, with an Intel Joule computer, is discontinued, and kits from before September 2021 shipped with a Raspberry Pi 3. ROBOTIS e-Manual specifications ↗ · ROBOTIS US ↗

Price and shipping

Prices vary by reseller.

Shipping: Ships within 2 business days. ROBOTIS US lists the Burger and Waffle Pi as available (October 2026), and its shipping policy says orders ship within 2 business days unless a lead time applies. Other resellers also sell it. ROBOTIS US ↗

Specifications

Category	Wheeled rovers · Ready-made dev rovers
Released	2017
Country	South Korea
Availability	Available
Sales	Over 16,000 across all TurtleBot versions (1, 2 and 3) by May 2022 (estimate) Clearpath Robotics ↗
Programmability	Open source (hardware + software)
Built-in autonomy	Navigates · Goes to places on its own, such as mapped rooms, waypoints or its charging dock
LLM support	Possible via SDK · ROS 1/2 packages, no built-in or official LLM tooling.
MuJoCo simulation	Official model · ROBOTIS's own MuJoCo menagerie includes a TurtleBot3 model (robotis_tb3). robotis_mujoco_menagerie ↗
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	Official model · TurtleBot3 is in Isaac Sim's wheeled robot asset library. Isaac Sim wheeled assets ↗
Gazebo simulation	Sim-to-real kit · ROBOTIS's turtlebot3_simulations runs the official ROS stack in Gazebo, as used in the e-Manual. turtlebot3_simulations ↗
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

Common questions

How much does TurtleBot 3 cost?

TurtleBot 3 is listed at $758 – $1,934. Prices vary by reseller.

Can TurtleBot 3 be bought today?

Yes, it is on sale. ROBOTIS US lists the Burger and Waffle Pi as available (October 2026), and its shipping policy says orders ship within 2 business days unless a lead time applies. Other resellers also sell it.