The Duckietown Manual#

Welcome to the Duckietown Manual!

This book is a great place for getting started with Duckietown.

It contains step-by-step instructions on how to set up your computer, assemble, calibrate, and operate a Duckiebot, along with troubleshooting tips.

Note

If you are new to Duckietown, you should find a course that helps you navigate this content. For example, our massive open online course “Self-Driving Cars with Duckietown”.

Note

This manual is entended to be paired with the ente version of Duckietown (and beyond). For the previous version of the documentation, see the daffy version Duckietown documentation.

If you are a Duckietown veteran, you can use this book as a reference manual for specific tasks.

Attention

If you are switching from daffy to ente, check out Switch to a different dts profile and Duckiebot SD Card Initialization.

If you have suggestions on how to improve this documentation, read the Contributing to this Book section to learn how to make contributions.

How to Get Help#

Read the FAQ and Troubleshooting to find out how to get support in Duckietown.

This book is structured into 3 main parts:

  1. The first part is about how to build and use the robots, including running the demos and learning experiences.

  2. The second part is about going further and using this platform to do more advanced things that you build.

  3. The third part is about using this platform as part of a course that you are teaching.

Use the navigation bar on the left or below to get started.

Table of Contents#

Part 1 - Duckiebots, Duckiedrones, and Duckietowns

Part 2 - Developing with Duckietown

Part 3 - Teaching with Duckietown

Further Reading