Hiwonder JetRover

Hiwonder (China) · 2022

$780 – $1,680+The Hiwonder store lists $779.99 without controller up to $1,679.99 with Jetson Orin NX; Pi 5 and Jetson Orin Nano options between.
AvailableVia SSH / web / bridge6-DoF armLidar + depth3 chassis optionsLLM demos
Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Days–2 weeks. Sold by Hiwonder and on Amazon; some configurations ship from US stock.
Remote control: ROS on the robot; a laptop connects over SSH/VNC or the phone/PC app, or joins the ROS network.

Overview

A feature-packed mobile manipulator kit, with lidar, a depth camera and a 6-DoF arm on a choice of chassis, with extensive tutorials. Documentation quality is typical of Hiwonder (broad but uneven), but the hardware per dollar is hard to beat.

Specifications

CategoryWheeled rovers · Ready-made dev rovers
Released2022
AvailabilityAvailable
ProgrammabilityFull SDK
Best forAges 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensorsDepth camera, Camera, Lidar
ActuatorsMixed
AudioMicrophone
Compute typeRaspberry Pi, NVIDIA Jetson, Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller
Remote controlVia SSH / web / bridge
SizeNot published
DriveMecanum, Ackermann or tank chassis
ComputeRaspberry Pi 5, Jetson Nano, Jetson Orin Nano Super or Orin NX
Vision3D depth camera on arm (gripper-mounted)
Lidar2D lidar
SensorsIMU, encoders, microphone array (voice kit)
RuntimeNot published
SpeedNot published
SDKROS 1 and ROS 2, Python, large tutorial set including LLM voice control

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