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iRobot Create-II

iRobot Create-II

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

Started: August 01, 2025

Team: 1 members

Lead: Alan Kilian

Members: Alan Kilian

Using an iRobot Create-II as a base and a Neato XV11 lidar (Replaced by a SICK lidar), this is a simple ROS2 development platform for me to learn SLAM.

Sample image

I started it just before COVID and then couldn't work on it at home because the dog IMMEDIATELY attacked it everytime it moved. Restarted in 2025 so I updated to a new Raspberry PI and ROS2. I'm just getting back to where I was when I stopped the ROS1 implementation.

Software

ROS2 Jazzy. [iRobot Create-II documentation] (https://edu.irobot.com/learning-library/getting-started-with-create-2)

Hardware

iRobot Create-II Raspberry PI 5 USB battery pack Sick LIDAR

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