LabRatTM: Miniature robot for students, researchers, and hobbyists
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LabRatTM is an autonomous, self-contained mobile robot kit with batteries, motors, two bumper whisker sensors, and three infrared proximity sensors that double as channels for "Rat-to-Rat" communication. The LabRatTM design is completely open source, including software examples and libraries. LabRatTM is designed to fit inside the body of a computer mouse and has applications in the classroom, the lab and the home.
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