2 Sep 2026

Rolling out from the LAB SKID 001

Late nights in the home lab are starting to pay off. ⚡🤖

Meet Acker and Skid—two autonomous mobile platforms from the upcoming Navigator Series.

Whether you're testing car-like Ackermann kinematics or high-maneuverability 4WD skid-steering, these DIY kits are built to save robotics developers weeks of low-level ROS bringup.

What’s inside:

  • Powered by Raspberry Pi 4/5 + Espressif Systems ESP32S3 architecture
  • Native ROS 2 Jazzy platform
  • Pre-configured Nav2 (TeleOP, mapping, obstacle avoidance, path planning)
  • Modular design for custom sensor/payload attachments
  • 2D LiDAR baseline, with camera + 3D ToF LiDAR integration currently in development...

We’re building these to give researchers, students, and engineers a plug-and-play foundation to build custom applications faster.

Rolling out as complete DIY kits soon. Stay tuned!

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