6×4 Off-Road UGV Kit (ESP32 Driver)

$72.00

SKU: N/A Category: Electronics Accessories Tags: _bf2420, _MAKE_ROBO, Gift

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The Waveshare UGV02 is a 6-wheel, 4WD mobile UGV (Unmanned Ground Vehicle) chassis featuring off-road crossing ability, a shock-absorbing chassis and open-source code for development.

The robot supports multiple host computers (including Raspberry Pi). The host computer can communicate with the included ESP32 slave robot driver board through the serial port. The onboard ESP32 slave can even run the robot on its own using the demo code included, using your smartphone!

The design of 6 wheels and 4WD (outer four wheels are powered) increases the contact area with the ground and load capacity. It uses flexible rubber tyres which reduces the impact of complex terrain. The chassis has a built-in UPS power supply module that supports 3x rechargeable 18650 batteries (not included), which provide uninterruptible power for the robot and supports charging and power output simultaneously.

The built-in multi-functional ESP32 robot driver board has onboard WiFi and Bluetooth and can drive serial bus servos, output PWM signal and more. On the front of the robot is an OLED display, ON/OFF button, a charging port and a WiFi antenna. Inside is also a micro-SD slot to expand storage.

The UGV comes complete with 2x 1020 European standard profile rails (Picatinny), providing more possibilities for secondary equipment.

Note: this isn’t a fast robot! Much like a real UGV, it’s intended for tactical operations with good control and a reasonable load-carrying ability.

Features

6 wheels x 4WD mobile robot chassis
Superb off-road crossing ability and shock-absorbing performance
Open source code for secondary development
Supports multiple host computers (Raspberry Pi, Jetson Nano, Jetson Orin Nano etc)
Host computer (not included) can communicate with the ESP32 slave computer (included) via the serial port
6 wheels × 4WD increases the contact area with the ground for greater load capacity
Built-in 3S UPS power supply module, supports 3 x 18650 Li batteries (in series, not included)
- Provides uninterruptible power for the robot
- Supports charging and power output at the same time
Built-in multi-functional robot driver board, based on ESP32
- Onboard WiFi
- Onboard Bluetooth
- Can drive serial bus servos
- Can output PWM signal
- Micro-SD slot
Flexible rubber tyres which greatly reduce the impact of complex terrain
Comes with 2x 1020 European standard profile rails

Specifications

Outline dimensions: 252×230×94mm
Tyre material: Nylon wheel hub, rubber tyre
Chassis height: 25mm
Rail centre distance: 203mm
Tire width: 42mm
Running speed: 0.05~0.41m/s
Tire diameter: 80mm
Number of driving wheels: 4
Number of wheels: 6
Body material: 2mm (thickness) 5052 Aluminum Alloy
Weight: 2kg
Vertical obstacle ability: 40mm
Driving payload: 4kg
Climbing ability: 22°
Battery support: Accepts 3×18650 Lithium battery (not included)
Minimum turning radius: 0m (In-situ Rotation)
Charging time: 1.5h
Battery life: 45min (full power continuous output)
Motor power: 5W × 4
Remote control function: WiFi AP/STA
Upper surface area: 37864mm2
Communication interface: UART / serial bus servo interface / I2C

Resources

Note: Waveshare are in the process of changing the internal driver board for the UGV02.

If the board inside is labelled ‘General Driver for Robots’ – use this GitHub URL: https://github.com/waveshareteam/ugv_base_general (note that the ESP32 version installed with the Arduino IDE is 2.0.11, if the version is not correct, it will compile incorrectly)
If the board inside is ‘ROS Driver for Robots’ – use this URL: https://github.com/waveshareteam/ugv_base_ros (note that this program with Arduino IDE installed ESP32 version 3.x, if the version is not correct, it will compile errors.)