Hands-on With TurtleBot 3, a Powerful Little Robot for Learning ROS

South Korean robotics company Robotis and the Open Source Robotics Foundation (OSRF) announced the TurtleBot 3 at ROSCon last year in Seoul. We got to see a wide variety of prototypes, but Robotis was still in the middle of figuring out exactly what TurtleBot 3 was going to look like and what hardware it would include. The company told us at the time that they wanted the robot to be as open, modular, and customizable as possible, and we've been waiting excitedly to see what they came up with. Today, Robotis is finally ready to share the brand-new TurtleBot 3 with the world. And, surprise, there are actually two TurtleBot 3 models: Burger and Waffle, so named because that's kind of what each of them looks like, if you're willing to stretch your imagination a bit: A few weeks ago, Robotis shipped us test units of the two models, and after putting them together and playing a bit with them, we've got an in-depth review for you along with all the info about price and availability.