Turtlebot 3 Waffle
Discontinued ROS-based mobile robot platform
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The TurtleBot3 Waffle was a ROS-based, modular mobile robot built around the Intel Joule single-board computer as part of the TurtleBot3 line. ROBOTIS designed it for education, research, hobby projects, and product prototyping, emphasizing a compact, customizable, and upgradable design. ROBOTIS has since discontinued the original Waffle following the end-of-life of its Intel Joule SBC, with the Raspberry Pi-based Waffle Pi serving as its successor.
Released: 2017
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Overview
The TurtleBot3 Waffle is one of the models in ROBOTIS's TurtleBot3 family, a line of small, affordable, customizable ROS-based mobile robots intended for education, research, hobby projects, and product prototyping. The Waffle was the larger of the original two TurtleBot3 platforms and used Intel's Joule single-board computer as its onboard brain.
Like the rest of the TurtleBot3 line, the Waffle was built on an improved modular design meant to supplement the function of its predecessors, offering high flexibility and an easily upgradable structure so users could reconfigure the chassis and add components for their own applications.
ROBOTIS has discontinued the original Waffle because the Intel Joule single-board computer it relied on reached end-of-life. The Raspberry Pi-based Waffle Pi has taken its place as the actively supported wheeled TurtleBot3 platform.
Key Features
- ROS-based mobile robot platform designed for education, research, and prototyping
- Modular, customizable, and easily upgradable chassis
- Part of the broader TurtleBot3 ecosystem with shared software and community support
- Built on the Intel Joule single-board computer (since discontinued at end-of-life)
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Deployment Evidence
TurtleBot 3 Waffle Features — ROBOTIS Official Documentation
TurtleBot 3 Waffle is the larger variant of ROBOTIS's flagship education platform, adding an Intel RealSense camera and Raspberry Pi 3B+ for more capable research applications.
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 | 0.26 m/s |
| Payload Capacity | 30 kg |
Physical
| Weight | 1.8 kg |
| Height | 141 mm |
Power
| Battery Life | 2 hours |
Sensing
| Sensors | LiDAR, RealSense camera, IMU, encoder |
Software
| SDK Support | Yes |
| ROS Compatible | Yes |
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