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Overview
What is the AgileX R&D Kit Pro – Research?
The AgileX R&D Kit Pro is a fully integrated robotics research and development platform built on the AgileX Scout Mini, a four-wheel-drive mobile base. RobotLAB delivers it as a complete, pre-wired system: the rugged Scout Mini chassis comes mated to a full sensor suite and an onboard NVIDIA Jetson computer running Linux and ROS, with Rviz, Gazebo, and NoMachine ready to go. The value is in the integration. Instead of spending a semester designing, sourcing, and wiring a mobile robot from scratch, your team unboxes a working platform and starts publishing topics, mapping a room, and tuning navigation stacks immediately.
The kit targets the most common indoor robotics workloads: SLAM (simultaneous localization and mapping), autonomous navigation, and vision-based perception. The Scout Mini base brings four independent brushless drive motors and double-wishbone suspension, so the same robot that runs a clean lab demo can also handle uneven floors, ramps, and longer test loops. Because the whole stack is ROS-based and open, students and researchers get direct access to sensor data, motor control, and the algorithm layer rather than a sealed black box.
As a reseller and integrator, RobotLAB positions the R&D Kit Pro for teams that want research-grade capability without the systems-engineering overhead. We handle sourcing, configuration, and onboarding, and back the platform with U.S.-based support, training, leasing, and Robot-as-a-Service options. That makes it a practical fit for university labs, community-college and CTE programs, and corporate R&D groups that need a dependable, expandable testbed rather than a one-off build.
Specifications
Key specs
| Purchase Price | $12,990 (RobotLAB) |
| Product type | Integrated ROS research & development kit (turnkey) |
| Base platform | AgileX Scout Mini (4WD mobile robot) |
| Onboard computer | NVIDIA Jetson (pre-installed Linux + ROS, Ubuntu 18.04) |
| Software stack | ROS, Rviz, Gazebo, NoMachine ready |
| Sensor suite | Full suite for indoor SLAM, navigation, and vision (LiDAR, depth camera, IMU) |
| Primary applications | Indoor SLAM, autonomous navigation, vision-based perception |
| Drive system | Four independent brushless motors (150W each), double-wishbone suspension |
| Base dimensions | 612 x 580 x 245 mm (Scout Mini base) |
| Base weight | ~26 kg (Scout Mini base) |
| Payload | 10 kg (standard wheels) / 20 kg (Mecanum wheels) |
| Max speed | 2.7 m/s, no-load (standard wheels) |
| Max slope | 30 degrees (no load) |
| Min ground clearance | 115 mm |
| Battery | 24V 15Ah |
| Range | ~10 km (no-load) |
| Ingress rating | IP22 |
| Expansion | Expansion rails + CAN-based peripherals (add lidars, cameras, GPS, manipulators) |
| Warranty / support | Contact for details (RobotLAB U.S. support, training, RaaS available) |
How it works
AgileX R&D Kit Pro – Research in detail
University and graduate robotics research
The R&D Kit Pro is built for higher-ed labs working on autonomous navigation, multi-sensor fusion, and embodied AI. With ROS, Rviz, and Gazebo pre-installed on an onboard NVIDIA Jetson, researchers move straight to experiments — testing SLAM pipelines, path planners, and perception models on real hardware, then validating in simulation. Expansion rails and CAN-based peripherals let teams add lidars, cameras, GPS, or a manipulator as projects evolve.
Engineering and CTE classroom instruction
For higher-ed and advanced technical programs, the kit is a shared teaching platform that exposes the full robotics stack — sensors, motor control, mapping, and navigation — without requiring students to first build a robot. Cohorts can run structured labs on autonomous driving and computer vision on a single dependable unit, and RobotLAB provides onboarding and training to get instructors productive quickly.
Corporate and applied R&D prototyping
Manufacturing and warehouse innovation teams use the Scout Mini base as a mobile testbed for indoor autonomy concepts before committing to a production AMR. The integrated sensor suite and ROS environment let engineers prototype navigation, obstacle avoidance, and vision-guided behaviors quickly, with the four-wheel-drive chassis carrying a meaningful payload across real facility floors.
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Questions & answers
About the AgileX R&D Kit Pro – Research.
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What exactly comes in the AgileX R&D Kit Pro?
It is a fully integrated, ready-to-run system built on the AgileX Scout Mini four-wheel-drive base. It ships pre-configured with a full sensor suite (LiDAR, depth camera, and IMU) for indoor SLAM, navigation, and vision, plus an onboard NVIDIA Jetson computer running Linux and ROS with Rviz, Gazebo, and NoMachine ready to use. The goal is to eliminate the need to design, manufacture, and integrate a mobile robot yourself. For a full packing list and current configuration, call 1-87-RobotLAB.
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How is this different from buying just the Scout Mini base?
The bare Scout Mini is a mobile chassis — you would still source, mount, wire, and configure your own sensors and compute. The R&D Kit Pro is the Scout Mini already integrated with the sensor suite, onboard computer, and a pre-installed ROS software environment, so your team starts mapping and navigating on day one instead of spending weeks on systems integration.
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Is it ready for ROS development out of the box?
Yes. The onboard NVIDIA Jetson ships with Linux and ROS pre-installed (Ubuntu 18.04), and the kit is described as ROS / Rviz / Gazebo / NoMachine ready. Researchers and students get direct access to sensor data, motor control, and the algorithm layer rather than a closed system. RobotLAB also provides onboarding and training — call 1-87-RobotLAB to arrange it.
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Can we expand it with additional sensors or a robot arm later?
Yes. The Scout Mini platform includes expansion rails and CAN-based peripheral support, so you can add lidars, depth cameras, GPS modules for outdoor work, or a manipulator for mobile-manipulation experiments. We can scope an expansion configuration for your project — call 1-87-RobotLAB to discuss.
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Who is this kit best suited for?
University and graduate robotics labs, higher-ed and advanced CTE engineering programs, and corporate or applied R&D teams that need a dependable, expandable indoor research platform without building one from scratch. It is sold through RobotLAB's higher-education robotics store and supported for educational and industrial development use.
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Does RobotLAB offer leasing or Robot-as-a-Service for this kit?
RobotLAB sells, leases, and offers Robot-as-a-Service (RaaS) across its AgileX research lineup, along with U.S.-based support and training. Specific lease and RaaS terms for the R&D Kit Pro vary by configuration and term length — call 1-87-RobotLAB for a current quote.
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What's the warranty and support like?
RobotLAB backs the platform with U.S.-based support, onboarding, and training, and can bundle service options. Specific warranty terms are configuration-dependent, so contact us for details. Call 1-87-RobotLAB and we'll confirm coverage for your purchase or lease.
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