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Raph Rover
Versatile Foundation for Advanced Research
A modular, ROS-native UGV featuring Ackermann steering and integrated
sensor suites for researchers demanding precision odometry and higher
payload capabilities.
Built for real-world challenges
Building on the field-proven architecture of the Leo Rover and Raph Rover represents a shift toward autonomy. It is designed to bridge the gap between robotics research and real deployment. With a 10kg payload capacity and a refined Ackermann steering , it provides the odometry accuracy required for precise mapping and localization. Whether navigating narrow agricultural rows or complex industrial floors.
Reach for the stars in Luxembourg
The goal of the Interdisciplinary Space Master program at the University of Luxembourg
Raph Rover Features Preview
Rover Overview 1
Rover Overview 2
Chasses & Footprint
Open-Source CAD
Open source | ROS based | Open to community
OPEN_SOURCE
We believe that a robot you cannot modify is not truly yours. Our software and firmware are open to the core, providing the transparency required for R&D. This transparent architecture ensures you are never restricted by proprietary silos, allowing your team to fork, modify, and optimise the stack for project specific requirements. MIT Licensed.
MODULAR_ARCHITECTURE_AND_INTEGRATION
The software environment is specifically designed to act as a central hub for your payloads, offering support for sensors, actuators, and external compute modules. We provide integration tutorials for a wide array of third-party components already documented in our knowledge base, significantly accelerating your integration timeline.
COMMUNITY_ECOSYSTEM
Robotics is too complex to do in a vacuum, so we run our community on Discord. It’s where the actual day-to-day exchange happens—no support tickets, just direct access to our core engineering team and a global network of peers. Whether you’re troubleshooting a niche driver issue, sharing a custom autonomous stack for your PhD, or looking for advice on a specific sensor fusion approach, the Discord channels are where you’ll find people who speak your language. It’s an active space for geeking out over hardware and getting real-time answers from people who have been in the same trenches.
ROS2_FRAMEWORK
Our platforms are not just "compatible" with ROS 2; they are built natively on it. This ensures that your existing libraries, custom nodes, and community packages work out of the box
CONTRIBUTE_AND_COLLABORATE
We invite you to help us improve the rovers. Your pull requests and feedback directly influence the software stack, helping us improve it for the global community.
DOCUMENTATION_AND_SUPPORT
We move beyond being a hardware vendor by acting as an extension of your development team through our comprehensive documentation and human-to-human technical assistance. Our "never stuck" philosophy ensures that when real-world robotics challenges arise, you gain direct access to the engineers who designed the system to help you debug and harden your mission-critical logic. From initial networking setup to advanced system-level integration, our living knowledge base at docs.fictionlab.pl serves as your primary resource for rapid troubleshooting and scaling.
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
What software runs on the rover?
The platform operates on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS and uses ROS 2 Jazzy as its core framework. Users can control and monitor the system through a web-based interface accessible over Wi-Fi.
What ROS version is used on the Raph Rover?
The standard framework installed on the robot is ROS 2 Jazzy. Raph Rover doesn't support ROS 1 as it is already End-of-Life.
Can I modify the robots?
Yes, it designed to be modified, and you are encouraged to tinker with it and adjust it for your projects. We support a 'Right to Repair & Hack' philosophy, meaning such modifications do not void your access to support.
