PoleBot: Polman open platform education robot

This paper introduced PoleBot that is an omnidirectional mobile robot for educational purposes and developed for industrial application purposes. It is designed for multipurpose tasks and missions, it can be combined with other equipment for many applications: Storage management, food & beverage, pharmacy, laundry, waste etc. Using omnidirectional configuration has the capability to move in an effective, efficient way the task, mission faster, easier, reduce operation time and optimize productivity. This paper explains the development of PoleBot control using an open-source platform namely Robot Operating System (ROS) and applies to the simulation using Gazebo as planning. PoleBot has a smaller error value with an average error of 4.18% compared to the sideways movement of 5.08% and high accuracy values around 95.82% and 94.92% Thus, the use of PoleBot is very suitable for use both in industry and as an education robot.