Shortly after DART was completed and tested, it was dismantled for parts. CamelBot is what resulted from these remains.
A long-use general purpose mobile robot.
CamelBot is built from the remains of DART. After that project was concluded, some of my team members kept certain parts of the robot, namely the front section with the conveyor belt. I kept much of the chassis and all of the electronics and quickly rebuilt them into this little guy. The name "CamelBot" is due to the fact that this robot can operate for more than 24 hours, owing to the fact that most of this device's 24 lb heft is dedicated to a 40Ah battery located above two brushed DC motors with planetary gearboxes.
Device specifications:
23.8 lbs (10.8 kg)
Max speed ~ 1.2 m/s (level ground)
5.5 in (14cm) diameter front wheels, with rubberized grip
3x Ultrasonic rangefinders for obstacle detection
Raspberry Pi and Arduino Micro
2 extra motor channels to attach other possible peripherals
GPS and IMU for good positioning data
Enclosed electrical box, DC barrel jack charging port and charging circuit
Battery Voltage Monitoring
Motor Specs:
2x 165 RPM (17.27rad/s) motor with planetary gearbox
Total of ~500 oz-in rated torque at 1 m/s