Racing Roomba takes on an obstacle course & jumps a ramp! #MakerEducation

Awesome video from YouTube user Make Cool Stuff.

My modified Racing Roomba takes on the obstacle course at UC Berkeley’s annual student vehicle challenge. I removed the stock motors and gearbox on my 10 year old Roomba and replaced them with large 600+ RPM planetary gear motors. The motor controller was also replaced, it is using a Sabertooth 2×12.

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