Starter
A proven base you can assemble, drive, and map the same weekend.
- 2D LiDAR + wheel encoders + IMU
- Raspberry Pi 5
- Core Nav2 stack
Navigator · Ackermann
Aker
Yet to roll out · tentative Jan 2027
Ackermann drive — car-like steering for campuses, lots, and outdoor paths.
- Front-steer Ackermann geometry
- Longer wheelbase for outdoor paths
- Predictable car-like kinematics
- Shared Nav2 kitchen with the rest of the series
Robots
Each Aker ships as Starter, Research, or Edge AI.
Research
Depth perception for labs that need more than a 2D scan.
- 2D LiDAR + IMU + encoders
- Pi 5 or Jetson
- RealSense depth camera
Edge AI
GPU-class compute for visual SLAM, detection, and Nav2 workloads.
- 2D / 3D LiDAR + IMU + encoders
- Jetson Orin
- RealSense + RGB / stereo vision