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

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 2x12. The standard 14 volt Roomba battery is still used. Another clip of it doing wheelies: • More Roomba Racing mot...
See more of the student vehicles here from the Jacobs Institute at UC Berkeley: • Laser cut and 3D print... (part 1) and • More laser cut and 3D ... (part 2).
See also: jacobsinstitute.berkeley.edu

[@devonzimmers7681]

I know this is old, but thanks, I needed to see something funny today

[@impostrous]

why is it so cute

[@Tetra3Ne56scur]

I think they put stronger motors in it so it goes faster
They took it apart and rebuilt it with different parts

[@jon87386]

What motors did you use, exactly?

[@squircle976]

Jon fritsch he filled the battery with red bull

[@dorianselectronics8147]

TAKE THE ROOMBA PAWOR

[@cottoneyejoe97]

Poor robot -__-

[@thefragrantfox1307]

Kuba T. Robots were harmed in the making of this video

[@cottoneyejoe97]

The fragrant Fox I knew that!

[@robovaccollector]

I must say, I hate people abusing and destroying robots, but this is great idea. I like it.

[@roomba_master_127]

​@@robovaccollectorI also hate people abusing robots, but I love seeing people modifying them to go through obstacle courses and take on special challenges.