Clearpath Robotics still sells its research robots. Rockwell Automation completed its purchase of Clearpath and its industrial division, OTTO Motors, on October 2, 2023, and the Clearpath site now carries the line “Clearpath Robotics, by Rockwell Automation.” The current lineup is the Husky A300, Jackal, Warthog, Dingo, Ridgeback and the Husky AMP autonomy package, all shipping with ROS 2 Jazzy. Robots are sold by quote; there are no list prices on the site.
What changed under Rockwell
Rockwell’s completion announcement put both parts of the company into its Intelligent Devices operating segment:
- Clearpath Robotics: the research division, selling field and indoor robot platforms to universities and corporate R&D teams. It is still based in Kitchener, Ontario.
- OTTO Motors: the industrial division, selling autonomous mobile robots (AMRs) that move material inside factories and warehouses. OTTO is now part of Rockwell’s factory automation offering rather than the research catalog.
If you want a robot to study or prototype on, you’re dealing with Clearpath. If you want robots to carry pallets and carts in a plant, that’s OTTO and Rockwell’s sales channel. Our AMR guide explains how those industrial robots differ from older AGVs.
The research platforms and what each is for
Specs below are from each robot’s product page on clearpathrobotics.com, checked October 19, 2026.
Outdoor and field robots
- Husky A300: Clearpath’s mid-size outdoor platform. 80 kg, carries up to 100 kg, top speed 2.0 m/s (twice the previous Husky), climbs 30° grades, IP54. Runtime is 8 hours standard, 16 or 24 hours with larger batteries.
- Jackal: a small, entry-level field robot. 17 kg, carries 20 kg, 2.0 m/s, about 4 hours of runtime, IP62, rated for −20 °C to +45 °C. Comes with an onboard computer, GPS and IMU.
- Warthog: the large all-terrain vehicle. 280 kg base weight, carries 272 kg, reaches 18 km/h, and can cross water for short periods. Runtime is about 2.5 hours on lead-acid batteries or 3 hours on lithium-ion.
- Husky AMP: a Husky A300 delivered with GNSS-plus-vision navigation, a 3D lidar, teleoperation cameras, auto-docking and a web mission planner. Use it when you need outdoor autonomy working on day one rather than building the stack yourself. Max payload drops to 81 kg because of the added sensors.
Indoor robots
- Dingo: a light indoor base for teaching and research. 13 kg, carries 20 kg, 1.3 m/s, available with differential or omnidirectional drive.
- Ridgeback: an omnidirectional base built to carry a robot arm. 135 kg, carries 100 kg, 1.1 m/s, only 30 cm tall so it fits under tables and through a standard 80 cm door. Common packages pair it with a Universal Robots UR5e arm.
TurtleBot 4, the low-cost ROS 2 teaching robot co-developed with Clearpath, also appears on the robots page; its support runs through a public GitHub issues page.
Software that comes with them
Every current platform page lists ROS 2 Jazzy as the supported version, with Gazebo simulation models for most robots. If you’re setting up a simulator to test before your robot arrives, our Gazebo version guide covers which release pairs with Jazzy, and ROS 2 for beginners gets you running without hardware.
Clearpath also sells two autonomy packages so you don’t have to write navigation from scratch:
- OutdoorNav: GNSS-based outdoor autonomous navigation, sold as a starter kit for Jackal and preinstalled on Husky AMP.
- IndoorNav: lidar-based indoor mapping and navigation, sold as a package for Jackal, Dingo and Ridgeback.
How to buy a Clearpath robot
- Pick a base and a package. Each product page lists preconfigured bundles (for example a vision package, a manipulation package with a Kinova Gen3 lite arm, or a navigation package). Clearpath can swap sensors on request.
- Request a quote. Use Contact Us or “Talk to a human” on the site, or call 1 800 301 3863. Outside North America, check the global distributor list first.
- Buy accessories separately if you want. Lidars, cameras, IMUs and manipulators are sold through the Clearpath store.
- Get support through tickets. Existing owners open requests on the Clearpath support site.
Clearpath doesn’t post robot prices. A quote depends on the base, battery option, compute upgrade, sensor package and any software licenses such as OutdoorNav.