Nano2 Mesh Rider Radio Context

Market context

Nano2 Mesh Rider Radio is Doodle Labs' compact mesh radio module family for drones, UGVs, USVs, and distributed robot teams needing resilient data links.

  • Target environment: Drones, unmanned ground vehicles, maritime robots, defense autonomy, field robots, and multi-robot operations beyond fixed infrastructure.
  • Workflow context: Command links, telemetry, payload data, mesh networking, remote control, and resilient connectivity for autonomous systems.
  • Customer context: Robot OEMs, drone builders, defense integrators, public-safety teams, field-robot developers, and unmanned-system operators.
  • Deployment model: Radio module integration into customer platforms with antennas, power, networking, encryption, and mission software.
  • Commercial maturity: Commercial Mesh Rider radio module positioned for autonomous systems and multi-robot connectivity.
  • Adoption constraints: Adoption depends on spectrum, antenna design, range, latency, regulatory region, encryption needs, payload bandwidth, and platform SWaP limits.
  • Market position: Communications-layer component for field robotics and unmanned systems.
  • Adjacent products: Halo BVLOS Connectivity Platform, Cube Orange+ Flight Controller, Pixy LR S-Port Gimbal

Audience

UAV makers

Workflow

Command links, telemetry, payload data, mesh networking, remote control, and resilient connectivity for autonomous systems.

Deployment environment

Drones, unmanned ground vehicles, maritime robots, defense autonomy, field robots, and multi-robot operations beyond fixed infrastructure.

Specifications

  • Weight G: 48.3 g
  • Communication Range: 330 km max operating range field-proven; 50+ km listed in product comparison table
  • Throughput: 80 Mbps max data throughput
  • Latency: 1.5-10 ms ultra-reliable low-latency channel
  • Networking Modes: Mesh, relay, P2MP, WDS AP, WDS client and internet gateway
  • Encryption: FIPS 140-3, AES-256 bit and AES-128 bit listed by Doodle Labs
  • Dimensions: 46.9 x 35 x 20.74 mm
  • Interfaces: Ethernet 100BASE-T, USB device, USB host, UART x1, GPIO x3
  • Connectors: JST; pin header
  • Antenna Connectors: MMCX
  • Power Consumption: 5 W average; 8 W peak
  • Max Tx Power: 1.6 W / 32 dBm

Family specifications

  • Nano2 - Weight: 48.3 g - Dimensions: 46.9 x 35 x 20.74 mm - Range Note: 50+ km listed in comparison table; 330 km field-proven max stated on product page - Interface Notes: Ethernet, USB Dev, USB Host, UART, GPIO
  • Mini - Weight: 34 g - Dimensions: 46 x 51 x 6.5 mm - Range Note: 50+ km - Interface Notes: Ethernet, USB Dev, USB Host, UART, GPIO
  • OEM - Weight: 102 g - Dimensions: 57 x 86 x 13 mm - Range Note: 50+ km - Interface Notes: Ethernet, USB Dev, USB Host, UART, WiFi, GPS
  • Boost - Weight: 147 g without heatsink - Dimensions: 46.9 x 35.0 x 20.74 mm without heatsink; 46.9 x 35.0 x 26.38 mm with heatsink - Range Note: Extended range via 36 dBm / 4 W amplification - Interface Notes: GPIO…
  • Wearable - Weight: 311 g - Dimensions: 134.3 x 63.0 x 17.0 mm - Range Note: 50+ km - Interface Notes: Ethernet, USB Dev, USB Host, UART, WiFi, GPS

Tags

  • Peer Group: Robot Connectivity, Mesh Radio Modules
  • Workflow: Drone Autonomy Stack, Robot Connectivity
  • Capability: Mesh Networking
  • Stack Layer: Comms Layer

Comparable Systems

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