Seeed Studio LeKiwi Kit(12V Version) Mobile Base with 3D Printed Parts and Battery

🤖 LeKiwi Kit (12V Version) Mobile Base is a budget-friendly, open-source, and self-assembly mobile manipulator designed to empower educators, researchers, and makers with a flexible robotics platform. Developed by SIGRobotics at UIUC, this mobile base is fully compatible with Raspberry Pi 5, enabling seamless deployment of the LeRobot framework.

📦 The kit integrates RGB USB cameras and supports a 6-axis robotic arm (e.g., LeRobot SO-ARM101/100), allowing for precise navigation, object manipulation, and data-driven experimentation in both academic and prototyping environments.

Feature

🤖 Mobility & Dexterity

• 🚗 Omnidirectional drive system enables agile movement in tight indoor spaces and complex lab environments.

• 💪 Equipped with Feetech STS3215 servos (30kg torque per joint) for strong, reliable grasping and smooth teleoperation.

🧩 Open & Modular Architecture

• 🔧 Includes open-source hardware and code, allowing full customization of sensors, grippers, and control logic.

• 💻 Compatible with Raspberry Pi 5 and NVIDIA Jetson, running the LeRobot framework for remote control, ROS integration, and flexible development.

🎓 Educational & Research-Ready

• 📚 Designed to teach core robotics concepts like kinematics, AI, and motion planning through hands-on experimentation.

• 📊 Captures real-time interaction data for machine learning model training, ideal for academic research and prototyping.