An updated version of our OutdoorNAV autonomy software is now available! OutdoorNav users can update their software to access exciting new features and changes. What’s New? Mission Logging Mission logging empowers the user to record general metadata about... read more
While you might know us for our out-of-the-box ready robotic platforms, many of the robots that roll out of our shop are actually custom hardware integration projects. We believe that some of the most innovative solutions (and some of the greatest fun) are had when... read more
Last month, we announced integrated support for the latest (and final) release of the ROS1 framework, ROS Noetic, on Jackal UGV. Now, we are excited to announce expanded support for Jackal’s older brother, Husky UGV! ROS Noetic uses the same basic package... read more
Although railroad and train technology has been around for hundreds of years, according to a report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, railroads haul the most freight of any form of transport in terms of ton-miles, a measure of cargo volume that considers... read more
Creating and integrating fully autonomous robots is a long process with significant periods of trial and error. In lieu of these robots handling many of society’s needs, currently, semi-autonomous teleoperated robots fill in instead. Teleoperation means the remote... read more
In the modern era where goods and services need to be distributed quickly and efficiently, the robotics industry has seen much development in the field of autonomous vehicles and robots for the purpose of delivery. Specifically, due to health concerns surrounding... read more
We are excited to announce integrated support for the latest (and final) release of the ROS1 framework, ROS Noetic, on Jackal UGV! ROS Noetic uses the same basic package structure as ROS Melodic, but runs on Ubuntu 20.04 and will be supported until May 2025. One of... read more
One of the largest concerns in a constantly growing agriculture industry is sustainability. With the population growth booming year after year, many believe that the controlled environments of indoor farming, such as greenhouses, are the energy-efficient solution to... read more
Last year we featured the story of Accerion, a Dutch company that used Jackal UGV to test and develop their unique camera-based systems which enable submillimeter-level positioning for AGVs and rugged mobile robots. A year later, we are excited to touch base with them... read more
