It's a four-wheel-drive, differential-steering unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) built as a research and development platform. Each wheel has its own brushless servo motor and independent suspension, and the top deck carries up to 50 kg of user-supplied sensors, computers, and payloads. It ships with an open-source SDK and ROS/ROS 2 drivers, so it's most often used as a mobile base for autonomy, navigation, and perception research.

The Scout 2.0 measures 930 x 699 x 349 mm, weighs 68 kg, and carries a 50 kg payload. Top speed is 1.5 m/s, it climbs 30-degree slopes and crosses obstacles up to about 150 mm (unloaded), and it has 135 mm of ground clearance with a 0 mm (in-place) turning radius. The standard 24V/30Ah battery (upgradable to 60Ah) gives roughly 150 minutes of runtime. Control is over CAN bus and serial, and the baseline IP22 rating can be upgraded to IP44 or IP64.

RobotLAB's price for the Scout 2.0 is $14,190. RobotLAB sells, configures, deploys, trains on, and services the platform nationwide as an authorized reseller and integrator. To order, request a quote, or arrange a demo, contact RobotLAB or call 1-87-RobotLAB.

The biggest difference is steering and use case. The Scout 2.0 uses four-wheel differential drive and can spin in place (0 mm turning radius), which is ideal for tight indoor labs and general autonomy research. The Hunter 2.0 uses front-wheel Ackermann steering — it moves like a car, so it can't spin in place, but it carries a larger 150 kg payload and is aimed at autonomous-vehicle and car-like-motion research. Choose the Scout for maneuverable general-purpose research, the Hunter for vehicle-dynamics and high-payload AV work.

Both are 4WD differential research UGVs with ROS support. The Husky A300 is a premium platform with deeper out-of-the-box ROS 2 (Jazzy) integration, a higher 100 kg payload, 2.0 m/s top speed, IP54 weather sealing, and very long runtime (8 up to 24 hours). The Scout 2.0 is a more affordable base at $14,190 with a 50 kg payload and IP22 baseline (upgradable). If budget and a flexible blank-canvas platform matter most, the Scout fits; if you want maximum runtime and tighter ROS 2 integration, the Husky is the step up.

Yes. The Scout 2.0 comes with an open-source SDK and ROS/ROS 2 driver packages, and exposes a CAN bus and serial interface for sending velocity commands and reading odometry. The top deck uses aluminum T-slot rails so you can mechanically mount LiDAR, cameras, GPS/RTK, manipulators, and onboard compute. RobotLAB can help integrate and configure these payloads as part of a deployment.

Yes, within limits. Independent double-wishbone suspension, four-wheel drive, a 30-degree slope rating, and a circulating cooling system let it operate on gravel, grass, and uneven outdoor sites in temperatures from 0 to 40 degC. The baseline IP22 rating is light splash/dust protection; for wetter or dustier conditions, AgileX offers IP44 and IP64 upgrades, which RobotLAB can spec for your environment.