Turtlebot 3 Burger
Open-source ROS-based mobile robot for education and research
$783.5
The TurtleBot3 Burger is a compact, low-cost, fully customizable ROS-based mobile robot platform developed by ROBOTIS in collaboration with Open Robotics. It is intended for education, research, hobby projects, and product prototyping, with open-source hardware, firmware, and software. The Burger is the smallest model in the TurtleBot3 line and uses a Raspberry Pi single-board computer, a 360-degree laser distance sensor, and DYNAMIXEL smart actuators.
Released: 2017
RoboZaps evaluation note
Buyer-side view of Turtlebot 3 Burger
RoboZaps reviews Turtlebot 3 Burger as part of a broader robot shortlist, not as a single-vendor pitch. Buyers should compare availability, deployment maturity, support terms, integration work, and total cost before committing.
- Spec sources
- 0 linked
- Last verified
- Not verified
- Availability
- scaled deployment
- Support caveat
- Verify local training, maintenance, parts, and uptime terms.
Best fit
Teams that need to compare Turtlebot 3 Burger against othermobile robots options with deployment readiness, commercial terms, and support assumptions made explicit.
Not best fit
Buyers who need a guaranteed off-the-shelf deployment before confirming current availability, integrator coverage, site readiness, and post-sale support ownership.
Commercial review before shortlist
Before recommending a robot, RoboZaps checks whether the commercial and lifecycle picture is clear enough for a buyer to act.
- price range
- availability
- lead time
- support terms
- deployment readiness
- training needs
- maintenance risk
- source quality
Buyer-intent resources
Start with the database when you need current records, then use the buyer guides for sourcing, procurement, deployment support, and shortlist context.
Estimated lead time: 3 weeks
Overview
The TurtleBot3 Burger is the smallest and most affordable model in ROBOTIS's TurtleBot3 family, a small, low-cost, fully customizable mobile robot platform built around the Robot Operating System (ROS). It was developed by ROBOTIS in collaboration with Open Robotics and numerous academic and industry partners as an official ROS education platform, designed to lower the barrier to entry for learning robotics, SLAM, and autonomous navigation.
The platform is intended for education, research, hobby projects, and product prototyping. Its hardware, firmware, and software are all open source, meaning users are free to download, modify, and share the source code, and the 3D CAD data for its injection-molded plastic components is also published so parts can be reproduced via 3D printing.
The Burger combines a Raspberry Pi single-board computer, the open-source OpenCR control board, a 360-degree laser distance sensor for mapping, an inertial measurement unit, and DYNAMIXEL smart servo actuators for its drive wheels, making it well suited to teaching the core technologies of SLAM, navigation, and manipulation.
Key Features
- Fully open-source hardware, firmware, and software, with published 3D CAD data for self-fabrication
- 360-degree laser distance sensor (LiDAR) enabling SLAM and autonomous navigation
- DYNAMIXEL smart servo actuators driving the wheels for precise, controllable motion
- Raspberry Pi single-board computer paired with the open-source OpenCR control board
- Modular, stackable design that can be customized and extended for research and prototyping
Videos
Deployment Evidence
TurtleBot 3 Features — ROBOTIS Official Documentation
TurtleBot 3 is the world's most popular education and research robot for ROS, with hundreds of thousands deployed in universities and research institutions globally over 15+ years.
Deployment Readiness
Integration & SDK
- ROS Support
- Supported
- SDK Available
- Supported
- API Docs
- View Docs
- Supported Platforms
- Linux, Ubuntu, ROS 1 (Melodic, Noetic), ROS 2 (Foxy, Humble), Python, C++
Support & Service
Regions
| Tier | Response Time | SLA |
|---|---|---|
| Standard | 72 hrs | — |
Specifications
Connectivity
| Communication | WiFi |
Mechanics
| Locomotion | Wheeled |
Performance
| Max Speed | 0.22 m/s |
| Payload Capacity | 15 kg |
Physical
| Weight | 1 kg |
| Height | 192 mm |
Power
| Battery Life | 2.33 hours |
Sensing
| Sensors | LiDAR (360° LDS-01), IMU, wheel encoders |
Software
| SDK Support | Yes |
| ROS Compatible | Yes |
Similar Robots
Quantax2
PNDBotics
Unverifiable product: no PNDBotics primary or official source documents a robot named Quantax2; the maker's lineup is the Adam humanoid series.
Allex
PNDBotics
WIRobotics' general-purpose humanoid robot upper body, built for human-like force sensing, compliance, and dexterous manipulation.
Ask RoboZaps to compare Turtlebot 3 Burger for your workflow
Share the workflow, site constraints, budget, geography, and timeline. RoboZaps will help compare the right category, manufacturer, sourcing path, and deployment risks.
Ready to deploy Turtlebot 3 Burger?
Tell us about your use case and we'll help you evaluate this solution.