Model 1: Indoor Robot#
The first Field Stack robot, and the one every post on this site is written on. A solder-free kit: you bolt it together, flash it, and follow the blog series step by step on exactly the same hardware.
What’s in the kit#
Part |
Role |
|---|---|
Field Stack main board |
Motor control loop, encoders, safety watchdog |
IMU on the main board |
Heading and yaw rate |
2 × DC motors with encoders |
Differential drive and wheel speed feedback |
Caster wheel |
Third contact point |
Current and voltage sensing |
Battery level, stall and slip detection |
2D LiDAR |
Mapping and localization |
Raspberry Pi 5 (optional) |
ROS 2, Nav2, logging |
An add-on warehouse and fleet pack is planned for running several robots in the same indoor space.
Who it’s for#
Students, researchers and teaching labs who want a robot that works the same way in the lab as it does on paper, without first spending a semester on wiring and firmware.
Built in public#
Model 1 is being designed and tested right now. Every step lands on this site:
Firmware, schematics and test data are on GitHub.
Get notified#
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