iRobot Create

<p>iRobot Create is a hobbyist <a href="/facts/Robot/S5mDzWYk">robot</a> manufactured by <a href="/facts/IRobot/7jCFqc1j">iRobot</a> that was introduced in 2007 and based on their <a href="/facts/Roomba/08ex70Md">Roomba</a> vacuum cleaning platform. The iRobot Create is explicitly designed for robotics development and improves the experience beyond simply <a href="/facts/Hack_(technology_slang)/bhg519lj">hacking</a> the Roomba. The Create replaces its Roomba predecessor's vacuum cleaner hardware with a cargo bay that also houses a <a href="/facts/D-subminiature/ygqtB3CQ">DB-9</a> port providing serial communication, digital input & output, analog input & output, and an electric power supply. The Create also has a 7-pin <a href="/facts/Mini-DIN_connector/AvyX39tF">Mini-DIN</a> serial port through which sensor data can be read and motor commands can be issued using the iRobot Roomba Open Interface (ROI) protocol.
</p><p>The platform accepts virtually all accessories designed for iRobot's second generation Roomba 400 Series domestic robots and can also be programmed with the addition of iRobot's own Command Module (a <a href="/facts/Microcontroller/MKrnAhnm">microcontroller</a> with a <a href="/facts/Universal_Serial_Bus/XcIKWLyg">USB connector</a> and four <a href="/facts/DE-9/ygqtB3CQ">DE-9</a> expansion ports). As of 2013<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=IRobot_Create&action=edit">[update]</a>, the Command Module is no longer being sold. In 2014, iRobot replaced the original model with the Create 2, which is constructed from the chassis of remanufactured 600-series Roombas; instead of replacing the old command module, iRobot encourages the use of commodity single-board micro-controllers like <a href="/facts/Arduino/Ah1eKzyS">Arduino</a> and single-board computers like <a href="/facts/Raspberry_Pi/Ie6Lx9n5">Raspberry Pi</a> to provide additional processing power.
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iRobot Create