Equipment

Gen3 Ultra Lightweight Arm

User-Friendly Lightweight Arm

Ultra lightweight arm from Kinova Robotics with a user-friendly interface. Includes torque sensing in each of its seven arm joints, a video + depth camera at the wrist, and several infinite-rotation joints.

Jackal

Small Weatherproof Platform

Small weatherproof research platform from Clearpath Robotics. This fast entry-level field robotics platform has an onboard computer, GPS, and IMU all integrated into a ROS environment.

ROSbot 2.0

ROS Educational Platform

ROS Educational Platform from Husarion which connects to the AWS RoboMaker platform. This robot is used by students for learning ROS, sensor fusion, and cloud-based robotics.

Panda Powertool

Easy-To-Use Collaborative Arm

Easy-to-use collaborative robotic arm from Franka Emika. Programmable via a touch interface which can learned in minutes, while sensitive enough to move lightweight parts safely near people.

LBR iiwa 14 R820

High Performance Arm

High performance robotic arm from KUKA. Sensitive to contact to enable both a safe collaborative working environment and to achieve delicate material handling and assembly tasks.

QBot 2e

Autonomous Indoor Platform

Autonomous indoor sensor platform from Quanser. This open-architecture system has over 30 sensors and a host of expandable digital and analog I/O channels available for any custom sensing needs.

QDrone

High-Performance Quadrotor

High-performance indoor quadrotor from Quanser. Its carbon-fibre frame holds an Intel Aero Compute Board with built-in WiFi and native support for the platform's RealSense and optical flow cameras.

Ridgeback

Omnidirectional Platform

Omnidirectional indoor research platform from Clearpath Robotics. Includes dual (front and rear) LIDAR, a precision holonomic drivetrain, passive suspension, and high-resolution encoders.

Warthog

Amphibious Platform

Amphibious outdoor research platform from Clearpath Robotics. Includes rugged design and traction tires for all-terrain mobility and a modular payload bay with power and communication ports.​