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Practical guides on adding sensors, compute and autonomy to robot dogs, UGVs and drones, based on real hardware we integrate.
- Robot dog payload for tunnel and utility corridor inspection · 2026-11-01
What a robot dog needs to inspect tunnels, cable corridors and utility galleries: sensors for gas, water, structure and cabling, navigation without GNSS, lighting, communications over distance, and how the payload is mounted and powered on a quadruped. - Choosing onboard compute for a robot dog: Jetson Orin NX and alternatives · 2026-11-01
How to pick the onboard computer for a robot dog payload: what the robot's own computer can and cannot do, Jetson Orin Nano, Orin NX and AGX Orin compared, Rockchip RK3588 and x86 alternatives, carrier boards, power, cooling and the software that runs on it. - UGV or robot dog for industrial inspection: a practical comparison · 2026-11-01
When a wheeled or tracked UGV is the better inspection robot and when a quadruped is: terrain and stairs, payload mass and runtime, speed, weather, cost of the platform and its upkeep, and how the sensor payload differs between the two. - Acoustic imaging payload for robots: finding leaks and partial discharge by sound · 2026-10-31
How an acoustic imaging camera works on a robot dog or UGV, what it detects (compressed-air and gas leaks, corona and surface partial discharge), how it is mounted and powered, and how readings are turned into inspection results. - How to calculate the weight and power budget of a robot payload · 2026-10-31
A practical method for budgeting the mass, centre of gravity, electrical power and thermal load of a sensor payload on a robot dog, UGV or drone, with the numbers we use when we design one. - Unitree B2 industrial inspection payload: what fits and what it weighs · 2026-10-31
What an industrial inspection payload for the Unitree B2 looks like in practice: sensor set, mass and power, mounting on the B2 body, own battery versus robot power, software, and the differences from a Go2 payload. - Robot dog payload for substation inspection: thermal, gauge reading, partial discharge and SF6 · 2026-10-30
What a substation inspection payload for a robot dog needs: radiometric thermal camera, zoom camera for gauges and switches, acoustic or TEV/UHF partial discharge sensing, SF6 and gas modules, and how they are mounted and read. - Gas detection payload for robot dogs: sensors, sampling and alarms · 2026-10-30
How to build a gas detection payload for a robot dog or UGV: which sensor principle for which gas (NDIR, electrochemical, catalytic, PID, laser), pumped sampling, calibration, and how readings become alarms. - Can a Unitree Go2 EDU sensor payload run on the Jetson Orin NX you already have? · 2026-10-29
Running LiDAR, a thermal gimbal, a depth camera, RTK and 5G on your existing Jetson Orin NX: interfaces, ROS 2 drivers, power, network and compute checks. - Adding dual-antenna RTK GNSS to a robot dog for outdoor navigation and heading · 2026-10-29
How to add dual-antenna RTK GNSS to a robot dog: receivers compared, antenna choice, 30 cm+ baseline placement, NTRIP corrections and ROS 2 fusion. - Adding a 5G module to a robot dog for remote video and teleoperation · 2026-10-29
How to add 5G to a robot dog: module choice (RM520N-GL, RM500U, EC25), antennas, uplink budget, NAT traversal and when to use mesh instead. - What drives the cost of a robot dog sensor payload? A line-by-line breakdown for buyers · 2026-10-28
The seven things that set the price of a robot dog payload: platform class, sensors, gimbal, compute, mount, software scope and testing. - Boston Dynamics Spot vs Unitree B2 for carrying custom payloads · 2026-10-28
Spot (14 kg payload, rails and ports) or Unitree B2 (40 kg, IP67)? How each handles a custom sensor or arm payload, with real part weights. - Getting custom autonomous navigation on a robot dog: options and timeline · 2026-10-28
Vendor features, DIY ROS 2 or an integrator: how to get custom navigation on a robot dog, the hardware it needs and what drives the timeline. - Unitree Go2 EDU vs B2 for industrial inspection payloads: which one to choose · 2026-10-27
Go2 EDU or B2 for an inspection robot? Payload capacity, size, power budget and which inspection sensors fit each platform, with real part weights. - How to choose a thermal or dual-spectrum gimbal for a robot dog or UGV · 2026-10-27
Choosing a thermal or dual-spectrum gimbal for a robot dog or UGV: weight classes, payload budget, radiometric vs imaging, lens and integration. - Clearpath Husky A200 vs AgileX Hunter 2.0: which UGV base for inspection or security patrol? · 2026-10-27
Husky A200 vs Hunter 2.0 as an inspection or patrol UGV: payload rating, steering, footprint, terrain and how a real patrol payload fits each. - Best LiDAR for a Unitree Go2 EDU: Mid-360 and alternatives compared · 2026-10-26
Which LiDAR to add to a Unitree Go2 EDU: Livox Mid-360, Mid-360S, Hesai JT16, RoboSense Airy and Ouster compared by weight, power and FOV. - How to add a thermal camera to a Unitree Go2 EDU · 2026-10-26
Practical guide to mounting a dual-spectrum (visible + thermal) gimbal on a Unitree Go2 EDU: weight, power, data links, ROS 2 integration and what to check before you buy. - Who can integrate a custom payload on my robot dog? What a payload integrator does and how to choose one · 2026-10-26
Who can fit sensors on a robot dog: maker, reseller or independent integrator. What the work covers, weight and power budgets and what to ask.