Robobot B

Robobot is a robot platform for innovative applications, especially the annual DTU Robocup competition.

Robobot

Overview

This section is intended for users.

• Getting started
  • Battery power and shut down
  • Network access
  • Software update
  • Camera view
  • Python control
  • Firmware tools
• System description
  • System overview and top-level blocks description.
  • Robobot MQTT-client
  • Robobot webcam server
  • Robobot teensy interface
  • Robobot teensy firmware
  • Robobot MQTT topics
  • Robobot calibration
• Further details
  • Start button to start mission, see first part of Enable autostart
  • Robobot and MATLAB use of logfiles.
  • Network access, file share and directory structure.
  • Robobot hardware items. Motors, sensors, plastic and screws.
  • Robobot circuits, PCB and circuit diagrams

Developers notes

This section contains notes on robot installation.

• Robobot install on Raspberry including all needed packages.
• DTU network and time setup: Network setup
• Robobot base software installation like teensy_interface
• Enable autostart and IP display as well as on_reboot script.
• Servo supply issue Especially the small servo X9MG.

Arduino firmware - one of these:

• Installation of Arduino and Teensy libraries when using the Arduino IDE.
• Installation of Visual Studio Code when working on a standard PC. There may be further help here Import code to Visual Studio
• installation of Command line support for use on the Raspberry Pi.

Help and setup

• Help page Teensy_8 from on-line command help.
• Robobot processor initialise setup of Teensy (factory reset)
• Robobot Raspberry strange error Unexplained error (January 2026, Trixie image, not cloned).
• Robobot packing list.
• Robobot logfile cleanup.

Simulator (webots)

• https://github.com/WildWillyRobots/DtuRobocupWebots.git is a simulator for the DTU Robocup track for the 2025 track. Created by Jonas Sølvhøj.

Older pages

• Old robobot instructions are mostly deprecated
• Some architecture notes Robobot Teensy interface.
• Software description and examples.