SCOUT MINI R&D KIT
Mobile Robot Developer Kit

SCOUT MINI R&D KIT
Mobile Robot Developer Kit

Ready-to-go ROS mobile robot platform for SLAM mapping, autonomous navigation, AI robotics research, and hands-on education.

Simplify Robotics Research & ROS Development

Simplify Robotics Research & ROS Development

Combine the mobile base, onboard PC, sensors, display, networking, and ROS environment into a single development-ready platform. Users can spend less time on system integration.

Multi-Sensor Fusion for SLAM and Navigation

Multi-Sensor Fusion for SLAM and Navigation

Configure the kit with LiDAR and depth camera to develop LiDAR SLAM, visual perception, localization, path planning, obstacle avoidance, and autonomous navigation capabilities.

ROS-Ready for Hands-On Experiments & Robotics Projects

ROS-Ready for Hands-On Experiments & Robotics Projects

Move from simulation environments to the physical world with ready-to-use demo projects and ducumentations for rapid onboarding and deployment.

Who Is The R&D Kit For

Designed to reduce the efforts and complexity of building a robotics research platform from separate hardware components.

Universities & Robotics Labs

For teaching and research in mobile manipulation, autonomous navigation, robotic perception, and embodied AI.

ROS and AI Education Programs

For hands-on courses covering robot programming, SLAM, sensor fusion, path planning, computer vision, and arm control.

Robotics Competition Teams

For building integrated demonstrations that combine autonomous mobility, object recognition, grasping, and task execution.

Application Development & Prototyping Teams

For validating mobile manipulation algorithms, visual grasping pipelines, robot control systems, and real-world perception-action workflows.

Complete Ecosystem

Seamless integration with industry-standard hardware and software.

Hardware Kits

Based on SCOUT MINI differential-drive mobile robot, the kit combines onboard computing, LiDAR, depth camera, display, networking in one modular system.

LiDAR
LiDAR
Depth Camera
Depth Camera
Computing Unit
Computing Unit
Display Monitor
Display Monitor

Software & Algorithms

Build and validate desktop robotic arm applications with integrated control tools, open SDKs, and simulation support.

SLAM & Navigation Demo Packages

ROS 1 / ROS 2

Gazebo Simulation

RViz Visualization

Two Configurations

3D LiDAR vs. 2D LiDAR

SCOUT MINI R&D KIT PRO

SCOUT MINI R&D KIT PRO

Equipped with 3D LiDAR for comprehensive environmental perception and advanced autonomous navigation.

SCOUT MINI R&D KIT LITE

SCOUT MINI R&D KIT LITE

Equipped with 2D LiDAR for basic environmental scanning and navigation.

FAQ

SCOUT MINI R&D KIT is an integrated mobile robot development kit designed to reduce the efforts and complexity of building a robotics research platform from separate hardware components. Based on the compact SCOUT MINI differential-drive mobile robot, it combines onboard computing, LiDAR, depth camera, display, networking, and a pre-configured ROS development environment in one modular system.

Yes. The kit includes a pre-configured ROS development environment, onboard computing, and integrated sensors, helping users begin mobile robot development without assembling hardware separately.

It supports ROS-based projects including robot motion control, LiDAR SLAM, mapping, localization, autonomous navigation, path planning, dynamic obstacle avoidance, visual perception, and AI robotics algorithm validation.

The primary difference is the LiDAR configuration. SCOUT MINI R&D KIT Lite uses a 2D LiDAR for 2D mapping, localization, and foundational ROS navigation projects. The Pro version uses a 3D LiDAR, enabling richer three-dimensional environmental perception for advanced mapping, obstacle detection, and perception research.

Yes. SCOUT MINI R&D KIT is designed as an open development platform. Users can develop and deploy their own ROS nodes, perception pipelines, navigation stacks, and AI models on the onboard NVIDIA computing platform.

Yes. The open upper structure supports additional sensors, communication devices, robotic arms, and custom payloads. It can be extended into a mobile manipulation, inspection, or task-specific research platform.

Yes. It is suitable for universities, labs, and training providers that need a real ROS mobile robot for hands-on teaching, coursework, algorithm experiments, and capstone projects.

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