Dingo Indoor Robotic Platform

Dingo indoor robotic platform: lightweight, compact and designed to grow

Both versions of the Clearpath Dingo indoor robot offer a four-wheeled robotic platform weighing just 9.1 or 13 kg, depending which one you choose. It’s a very nimble mobile robot offering two drive systems (differential or omnidirectional) and a set of standard or Mecanum wheels . It has a light but strong aluminium chassis capable of withstanding the rigours of testing.

There are different control modes and feedbacks for monitoring performance on the fly: kinematic control, velocity control, evaluation of position, movement, rotation, etc., all delivered in real time. It is ROS compatible and supported by the Gazebo simulator and MoveIt! , an ROS dedicated to navigation, motion and 3D visual servoing .

Numerous uses for educational robotics projects

Dingo is a compact, lightweight robot that will adapt easily to any project you can think of. You want a reconnaissance and mapping robot? Simply add a LiDAR laser range finder , camera and IMU . You want to take machine learning , instant mapping or 3D imaging a little further?

There are lots of compatible accessories that you can install on the Dingo platform’s integrated mounting system. Its reconfigurable inputs/outputs and on-board power also remain easily accessible for adding the sensor, stereo camera or laser range finder of your choice.

Technical specifications of the Dingo robot

Dingo-D

• Differential drive
• Standard wheels
• Max. number of modules: 2
• Operating environment: indoor
• Lithium-ion battery or sealed lead battery
• Control modes: kinematic control, open-loop motor control, wheel velocity control
• Feedback: battery and motor current, wheel velocity and travel, on-board IMU
• Communication: Ethernet, USB 3.0, RS 232
• Max. speed: 1.3 m/s
• Obstacle clearance: 14 mm
• Drivers and APIs: ROS Melodic, Gazebo, MoveIt!
• External dimensions: 551 x 517 x 110 mm
• Weight: 9.1 kg
• Max. payload: 20 kg

Dingo-O

• Omnidirectional drive
• Mecanum wheels
• Max. number of modules: 4
• Operating environment: indoor
• Lithium-ion battery or sealed lead battery
• Control modes: kinematic control, individual wheel velocity
• Feedback: battery and motor current, wheel velocity and travel, on-board IMU
• Communication: Ethernet, USB 3.0, RS 232
• Max. speed: 1.3 m/s
• Obstacle clearance: 16 mm
• Drivers and APIs: ROS Melodic, Gazebo, MoveIt!
• External dimensions: 686 x 517 x 114 mm
• Weight: 13 kg
• Max. payload: 20 kg