Jackal

Jackal is Clearpath Robotics' compact unmanned ground vehicle for robotics research and outdoor autonomy development. Clearpath positions Jackal as a small UGV platform for custom sensing, manipulation and ROS-based field robotics.

Facts

  • Company: Clearpath Robotics
  • Type: UGV Platform
  • Core: Research base
  • Function: Autonomy R&D
  • Audience: Researchers
  • Status: Commercial
  • Website: https://clearpathrobotics.com/jackal-small-unmanned-ground-vehicle/

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About Jackal

Jackal is Clearpath Robotics' compact unmanned ground vehicle for robotics research and outdoor autonomy development.

Clearpath positions Jackal as a small UGV platform for custom sensing, manipulation and ROS-based field robotics. The weather-resistant skid-steer base exposes power, communications and mounting space for custom sensors and autonomy computers.

Specifications

  • Robot Type: Small unmanned ground vehicle
  • Software: ROS-supported development platform

Capabilities

  • Multi-terrain locomotion - Claimed - Traverse uneven outdoor terrain during autonomous mobile-robot experiments. - environment: Outdoor and all-terrain research environments - source: clearpathrobotics.com
  • SLAM mapping - Claimed - Build a map of an outdoor research area using visual or LiDAR SLAM. - environment: Outdoor and all-terrain research environments - source: clearpathrobotics.com
  • Whole-body loco-manipulation - Claimed - Drive to an object and manipulate it under remote control. - environment: Outdoor and all-terrain research environments - source: clearpathrobotics.com

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Research

  • RobustFieldAutonomyLab/jackal_dataset_20170608 - 2018-06-30 - Research Publication - About Dataset Bag files captured using a Clearpath Jackal Robot, which is equipped with a Velodyne VLP-16 and low-end IMU sensor. Download the dataset at: Environment The environment features trees, buildings and grass. - source: github.com

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Supply

  • Clearpath Jackal - Intel Based Onboard Computer - Compute & Control - Intel - Intel supplies compute control to Clearpath Robotics for Clearpath Jackal - source: docs.clearpathrobotics.com - source: docs.clearpathrobotics.com
  • wireless_charging_kit_for_jackal_and_husky - Wireless Charging Kit For Jackal And Husky - Power Systems - WiBotic - WiBotic provides wireless charging kits for Clearpath Robotics Jackal and Husky unmanned ground vehicles - source: clearpathrobotics.com - source: clearpathrobotics.com

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Resources

Official Clearpath Robotics Jackal product, manual, datasheet, brochure and developer references with exact field imagery and verified video.

  • Jackal field profile - image · Clearpath Robotics
  • Jackal with sensor payload - image · Clearpath Robotics
  • Jackal winter operation - image · Clearpath Robotics

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