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BABHRU

Lightweight ROS 2 mobile robot for students, educators and researchers.

  • 1-year warranty
  • Built on PRAN
[CONFIRM]Awaiting Newrro's confirmation
  • BABHRU's content (the former JT-1 configuration)
  • BRC is BABHRU's motor controller
BABHRU mobile robot

01 · OVERVIEW

BABHRU is a lightweight and affordable ROS 2-powered mobile robot designed for students, educators and researchers exploring autonomous navigation, SLAM and AI robotics. With smart motor control, real-time monitoring and a modular design, BABHRU is built for hands-on learning, prototyping and advanced robotics development.

  • Robotics lab

    Control and navigation

    Motor direction and speed control, encoder feedback, PID speed control, line following, obstacle detection and avoidance, dead-reckoning navigation, OLED display interfaces and wireless teleoperation.

  • IoT lab

    Connected robots

    Wi-Fi setup, publishing sensor data over MQTT, cloud dashboards on Blynk or ThingsBoard, app-based motor control, remote monitoring, IoT alerts and secure communication over HTTPS and MQTTS.

  • Student projects

    Capstone builds

    Line-following delivery bots, security patrol robots, warehouse transporters, environment-monitoring rovers, voice-controlled robots, obstacle-mapping bots and swarm communication robots.

02 · KEY FEATURES

What BABHRU does.

  • ROS 2-optimised mobile platform

    Built for academic robotics research.

  • Autonomous and multi-goal navigation

    Real-world SLAM and path planning.

  • Voice and WiFi-based control

  • Real-time monitoring

    Status, battery and movement.

  • Modular and expandable

    Add sensors, LiDAR and other modules.

  • Smart motor controller

    With overload protection.

  • I2C OLED display

    System data and live feedback.

  • Compact, durable build

    For labs, classrooms and field research.

  • Fast charging

    With included charger.

03 · SOFTWARE AND AI

Software and AI capabilities.

  • Fully compatible with ROS 2

  • Autonomous navigation and SLAM

  • Voice-controlled operation

  • WiFi control panel

    Remote control and real-time system access.

  • Multi-goal navigation

  • Expandable

    For AI, vision and IoT modules.

  • Python, C++ and ROS 2 scripting

04 · TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Full specifications.

BRC — the Basic Robotics Controller

INSIDE BABHRU

BRC — Basic Robotics Controller, BABHRU's motor controller.

Compute

Single-board computer (runs ROS 2)
[SUPPLY]Specification

Controller — BRC (Basic Robotics Controller)

Controller
ESP32 with integrated motor driver
Motor output
2-channel motor driver[CONFIRM]Current rating per channel
Battery
12V 4000mAh Li-ion with BMS
USB output
5V[CONFIRM]Current rating
Built in
0.91-inch OLED display · touch sensor · buzzer · battery indicator
Connectivity
WiFi, Bluetooth
Expansion
USB, GPIO, I2C, UART, SPI
Protection
Over-voltage, short-circuit and thermal protection
Programming
MicroPython, Arduino · Arduino IDE, VS Code, Thonny
Cloud platforms
Blynk, ThingsBoard, Adafruit IO, Firebase · browser access via local IP

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