Freight (research base)

Fetch Robotics (USA, later Zebra Technologies) · 2015

Was ~$35,000Base price per IEEE's robot guide. At the 2015 launch Fetch said Freight cost under a third of the sub-$100,000 Fetch.
Discontinued · unavailableVia SSH / web / bridgeFetch's baseSICK lidarROS 1Discontinued
UnavailableShipping: Not for sale. Discontinued. Units occasionally change hands between labs, without factory support.
Remote control: ROS 1 runs on the on-board Ubuntu PC. A Linux workstation joins the ROS network over Wi-Fi or Ethernet.

Overview

The mobile base under the Fetch mobile manipulator, also sold on its own as a research platform with a perforated top plate for custom payloads. Warehouse versions (Freight100, Freight500 and Freight1500) became Fetch's main commercial AMR line. Zebra bought Fetch in 2021 and wound the business down in 2025, so research units are no longer supported.

Specifications

CategoryWheeled rovers · Research mobile manipulators & platforms
Released2015
CountryUSA
AvailabilityDiscontinued · unavailable
ProgrammabilityFull SDK
Best forProfessionals & labs
Vision sensorsLidar
ActuatorsUnknown
AudioSpeaker
Compute typex86 PC (Intel / AMD)
Remote controlVia SSH / web / bridge
Size56 × 51 cm footprint, 36 cm tall, 68 kg
Drive2-wheel differential with casters
ComputeIntel Core i3 (Haswell), 8 GB RAM, 120 GB SSD
VisionNone standard
LidarSICK TIM571 2D lidar (25 m, 220°)
Sensors6-axis IMU, wheel encoders
RuntimeAbout 9 h (two 12 V sealed lead-acid batteries), autonomous docking
Speed2.0 m/s max
SDKROS 1 (Indigo to Melodic), ROS Navigation, Gazebo simulation

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