Clearpath Robotics · working robot
Warthog
A large, amphibious six-wheel research robot built with ARGO XTR that carries 272 kg over mud, snow and steep ground at up to 18 km/h and can briefly swim, with ROS and a Gazebo model preinstalled. Run time is quoted as 2.5 to 8 h depending on battery; 6 h is the launch figure.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 83 cmTaller than 43%
- Weight
- 280 kgHeavier than 79%
- Payload
- 272 kgCarries more than 56%
- Speed
- 18.0 km/hFaster than 98%
- Battery
- 6 hRuns longer than 21%
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Why it matters
Warthog is on the market today.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
Clearpath RoboticsCompany · founded 2009 · Waterloo, Ontario, CanadaUS$14M Series A (2015) and Series B (2016); acquired by Rockwell Automation in September 2023 for over US$600M
How it stacks up
Against other working & field robots that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
Warthog is taller than 43% of the 72 other working & field robots that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Warthog is heavier than 79% of the 75 other working & field robots that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Warthog is faster than 98% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Warthog carries more than 56% of the 84 other working & field robots that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Warthog runs longer than 21% of the 86 other working & field robots that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: joints, price.
Public attention
How much public attention Warthog gets, from open data.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheeled base
- How it runs
- Remote-controlled. It ships to be driven by remote control; researchers add their own software to test autonomy, so autonomy depends on the user.
- Actuators & motors
- Six-wheel skid-steer drivetrain with traction tyres; up to 18 km/h
- Sensors & vision
- Optional 3D lidar, GPS, IMU, cameras and stereo kits
- Compute
- On-board PC with ROS preinstalled
- Battery & power
- 48 V 100 Ah sealed lead-acid (about 2.5 h) or lithium-ion upgrade (about 3 h nominal)
- Materials & build
- Steel and aluminium chassis; can briefly swim
- AI & software
- ROS 2 (Jazzy)
- Other details
- 280 kg base weight; 272 kg payload
Lineage
Every Clearpath Robotics (now part of Rockwell Automation) with ARGO XTR machine in order.
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Made, sold and where
No production or sales figures published yet.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
Sources
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