Traffic light kit from Duckietown Project, 2018-2019

Made:
2018 in Zurich

Traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019. Consists of four wooden 3D-printed modules to form tube holders, ground plates, and joints, tubes in four sections, three traffic signs, boxed Raspberry Pi 3B+ and Raspberry PI ground plate, boxed overhead camera, LED strip cable, boxed flat ribbon cable, boxed power supply cable, adhesive tape, and 32GB class 10 U3 mini SD card

This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI sand self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Details

Category:
Road Transport
Object Number:
2023-222
Materials:
wood, metal and plastic
Measurements:
boxed power supply cable: 95 mm x 80 mm x 30 mm,
boxed Raspberry Pi computer: 95 mm x 70 mm x 25 mm,
boxed flat ribbon cable: 120 mm x 50 mm x 25 mm,
3D-printed modules: 260 mm x 160 mm
longest tube: 550 mm x 20 mm
bagged LED strip cable and SD card: 120 mm x 80 mm
bagged adhesive tape: 120 mm x 80 mm
traffic signs: 155 mm x 82 mm
bagged overhead camera: 160 mm x 100 mm
type:
duckietown traffic light kit
credit:
ETH Zurich, Duckietown Project

Parts

Wooden modules from Duckietown Project traffic light kit

Wooden modules from Duckietown Project traffic light kit

Four wooden laser-cut modules from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

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This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Materials:
wood (unidentified)
Object Number:
2023-222/1
type:
module
Grey plastic tubes from Duckietown traffic light kit

Grey plastic tubes from Duckietown traffic light kit

Four grey plastic tubes from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

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This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Materials:
plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2023-222/2
type:
tube
Traffic signs from Duckietown traffic light kit

Traffic signs from Duckietown traffic light kit

Traffic signs from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

More

This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Materials:
paper (fibre product) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2023-222/3
type:
sign
Raspberry Pi from Duckietown traffic light kit

Raspberry Pi from Duckietown traffic light kit

Raspberry Pi in box from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

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This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2023-222/4
type:
computer
Power cable from Duckietown traffic light kit

Power cable from Duckietown traffic light kit

Power supply cable in box from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

More

This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Overhead camera from Duckietown traffic light kit

Overhead camera from Duckietown traffic light kit

Overhead camera in bag from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

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This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Materials:
metal (unknown) and plastic (unidentified)
Object Number:
2023-222/6
type:
camera
Ribbon cable from Duckietown traffic light kit

Ribbon cable from Duckietown traffic light kit

Ribbon cable in box from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

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This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

LED strip cable and SD card from Duckietown traffic light kit

LED strip cable and SD card from Duckietown traffic light kit

LED strip cable and SD memory card in bag, from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019. Consists of four wooden 3D-printed modules to form tube holders, ground plates, and joints, tubes in four sections, three traffic signs, boxed Raspberry Pi 3B+ and Raspberry PI ground plate, boxed overhead camera, LED strip cable, boxed flat ribbon cable, boxed power supply cable, adhesive tape, and 32GB class 10 U3 mini SD card

More

This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Adhesive tape from Duckietown traffic light kit

Adhesive tape from Duckietown traffic light kit

Adhesive tape in bag from traffic light kit to coordinate traffic at three- or four-way intersections in Duckietown, made by Frazzoli Laboratory, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, used for educational and demonstrative purposes in classes as part of the Duckietown Project, 2018-2019.

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This traffic light kit is part of the interdisciplinary Duckietown project that aims to make research into robotics, AI and self-driving technologies accessible, tangible, and fun. The project uses miniature Duckietown cities to explore the real-world challenges of developing autonomous vehicles that use artificial intelligence to guide themselves.

In Duckietowns, which consist of roads and signage, autonomous Duckiebot taxis provide transportation to rubber duck citizens. Equipped with a small camera and onboard Raspberry Pi computer, the robots navigate through cities like self-driving cars would – stopping at intersections, yielding the right of way, and bracing when they encounter traffic. By adding watchtowers and traffic lights like this one, the cities can be transformed into smart cities. Used at three- or four-way intersections, they are programmable and coordinate traffic by communicating with the Duckiebots.

The Duckietown project originated from a graduate class at MIT in Massachusetts in 2016 and has since developed into a huge open-source learning platform used by students and researchers world-wide. In 2012, its free massive online open course (MOOC) called ‘Self-driving cars with Duckietown' was attended by 7000 learners from over 170 countries. The project’s aim is to break preconceptions of what robotics is, share knowledge and make the development of future AI and self-driving car technologies accessible to a wide range of people.

Self-driving technologies are one of the most transformative emerging technologies of the 21st century. Their development and questions around how they might impact our mobility, cities, and societies of the future are an important field of contemporary research. While Duckietown is a simplified environment that is not as complex as the real world, it is still advanced enough to explore real world challenges and help find answers to these questions.

Materials:
paper (fibre product)
Object Number:
2023-222/9
type:
tape