FORBOT A4

Roboterwerk

Outdoor robot platform for teaching
Process modell for training

The FORBOT A4 is a mobile robot platform, on which numerous topics of automation technology and research can be taught. Digital and analog control, positioning and control of drives, as well as the processing of sensor and image data.
Roboterwerk offers FORBOT A4 in a basic version and a PLC-variant, and both are ready to drive and can be controlled remotely via WLAN. You can customize the FORBOT A4 for your own needs: For its personal control, sensor and camera technology and power supply connections are provided. Thanks to its six driven wheels the A4 runs through the area safely and can drive over or avoid obstacles.

FORBOT A4 in two Variants

The self-supporting body of FORBOT A4 consists of a bottom pan and a hood. With its wireless router on the roof the FORBOT A4 can communicate with multiple wireless devices and can be remote controlled even in the basic version: A PC or iOS application sends the motion commands over Wi-Fi and via the built-in Ethernet to serial converter to the serial interface of the motor controller. Alternatively, the FORBOT A4 is equipped with a small controller: In this variant, the motor controller is driven analogously, two fast counters record the encoder signals of the motors. The controller can communicate with its own Ethernet interface with higher-level PLC systems. The battery pack powers the A4 FORBOT and other devices for about one hour(mixed mode).

Technical Data

FORBOT A4 Basic
Dimensions	301 x 244 x 96mm (plus roof rails)
usable space inside	210 x 290 x 100 mm
drives	2 x 35 watts with planetary gears (24: 1) and encoder
remote control	wireless router and Ethernet to serial converter
casing: material (wall thickness)	floor pan: stainless steel (1 mm)
	hood: powder-coated aluminum (1.5 mm)
	front and rear: colored anodized aluminum (3 mm)
weight	about 6 kg
payload	about 5 kg
speed	about 6 km /h
climbing ability	gradients of up to 100 percent
operating voltage	24 V DC (battery pack NiMH, nominal capacity: 1900 mAh)
Other voltages	12 V DC, 5 V DC

Special features of FORBOT A4 PLC
control	LOGO! 12/24 RCE 0BA7 with an Ethernet port, analog module AM2 AQ
Free assignable inputs	5 x DC (12/24 V), 2 of which are optional analog inputs (0 to 10 V)
Free assignable outputs	3 relay outputs

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Product information for: FORBOT A4

Publishing date (date of last technical specification): 2012-01-01
Shipping weight: 8 kg
Manufacturer: Roboterwerk Brand: Roboterwerk
Article number: RBW-FORBOTA4