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Stanford Pupper v3 x Boston Robot Hackers

Open-source quadruped robot built at Stanford that can walk, see, listen, and respond to the world around it. Born as a student project and now in its third generation, Pupper has become the centerpiece of Stanford's CS123 course, a teaching platform for AI-enabled robotics, and through the Dr. Pupper project at Stanford Medicine, a companion for children recovering in the hospital.

Lead: Alan Started: June 10, 2026
iRobot Create-II
iRobot Create-II
initial testing

An iRobot Create-II (Roomba 960) controlled by a Raspberry PI and a Sick LASER scanner. Built with ROS2.

Lead: Alan Kilian Started: August 01, 2025
Dome ROBOT
Dome ROBOT
initial testing

A small simple differential drive robot built from scratch with no external help. Built with ROS2 and Linorobot2

Lead: Pito Salas Started: August 01, 2025 GitHub
Access Ability Arm

A UFactory arm coupled with a custom gripper and associated computer vision code facilitating operator use

Lead: Randell Drane Started: February 02, 2024
MIDI Blinky
MIDI Blinky
Completed, in as much as anything is completed.

A light organ for my organ

Lead: Buddy E Started: January 01, 2018
ROYGBIV bot
ROYGBIV bot
Needs update to ROS2

Based on the Turtlebot2i, with custom 3d printed rainbow colored plates, 2 cameras, and a gripper.

Lead: Buddy E Started: January 01, 2015
Oscar
Oscar
Retired

I wanted a tiny robot for my office desktop

Lead: Alan Kilian Started: January 01, 2000
Trippy
Trippy
Retired

A holonomic robot based on the Killough platform used for my Mechatronics BS degree from the U of Minnesota.

Lead: Alan Kilian Started: January 01, 2000