modular ugv · autonomy · swarm
We build modular autonomous robots and the software that lets one person run a whole swarm. The same vehicles haul crates off the field and deliver cargo where there is no road, no signal and no GPS.
Simulation: 12 robots hold a mesh network and a route back to base without GPS.
01 · the problem
Wataha changes the ratio. One operator sets the tasks. The robots split the work, keep the network alive and find their way home.
02 · platform
We build the whole thing ourselves, from the drivetrain to the operator console. Every layer has open interfaces, so you can swap a module without rebuilding the rest.
An autonomy stack that works without GPS and without a constant link.
A wheeled or tracked robot on one shared module bus.
Same vehicle, different job. A module swap takes minutes.
03 · configurator
Pick a chassis, a power pack and a mission module. The specs update live, and you can send us the configuration code in one click.
04 · wataha os
The operator does not drive each robot. They task the whole pack, and the console only surfaces the units that really need a human.
Set a goal on the map for one robot or a group. The robots split the route themselves.
Robots share positions and obstacles over the mesh. Some of them stay behind as relays.
An attention queue: a stuck robot flags itself. Take it over with a joystick, then hand it back to autonomy.
ROS 2, an open API and map export. Wataha OS works with your systems.
05 · applications
One platform, five kinds of work. The mission module decides what the robot does today.
Farm robots drive up to the pickers, take full crates to the end of the row and come back on their own. The sprayer doses by the field map.
An autonomous cart follows a worker or shuttles between points across a plant, a construction site or an airfield.
Patrols along power lines, pipelines, solar farms and fences. The robot comes back with footage and a map of what changed.
Brings in equipment and evacuates people from ground an ambulance cannot reach: after floods, in forests, in the mountains.
Tracked robots carry supplies off-road while GNSS is jammed and the link keeps dropping. The swarm keeps its own relay chain back to base.
06 · numbers
Design targets. The prototype runs today on ROS 2 with SLAM, follow-me mode and a swarm simulation over a mesh network.
07 · developers
Mobile robots have to be integrated. So we ship full interfaces, not just a remote.
Drivers, URDF descriptions and launch files on ROS 2 Humble.
Mounting rails, 12/24/48 V power, CAN and Ethernet on every slot.
Tasks, telemetry and maps over REST and WebSocket.
Test a swarm mission on your laptop before you go to the field.
08 · questions
A UGV is a vehicle with no driver on board. It drives autonomously or under an operator's supervision. Wataha robots combine both: they carry out the task on their own, and the operator takes over only when a robot asks for help.
The robot fuses lidar, stereo cameras and an IMU. It builds a terrain map (SLAM) and matches what it sees against it. That keeps the position known in forests, indoors and under GNSS jamming. When GNSS RTK is available, we use it for centimetre accuracy.
The robot keeps working. Robots pass data to each other over the mesh, and some of them stop to act as relays that keep a path to base. If a unit is cut off completely, it finishes its current leg and returns to the last point with a link.
We design for a 1:12 ratio in one mission. The operator tasks the group, and the console only shows the robots that need a human decision.
No. It does not compete with a tractor at ploughing. It takes the jobs that need people today: moving crates during the harvest, spot spraying, shuttling between field and store. With the tow module it pulls light trailers and implements.
Yes. Every slot has mounting rails, power and CAN. We provide documentation and a 3D model, and integrate the module together with you.
09 · contact
Describe the terrain, the load and the number of robots. We will reply with a configuration proposal and a date for a live demo.