AgileX COBOT S KIT

Most embodied AI projects lose their first months not to algorithms but to integration: a mobile base from one supplier, an arm from another, sensors fixed on with improvised brackets, and a computer connected through whatever drivers happen to cooperate. The AgileX COBOT S KIT removes that problem from the critical path. It brings a small omnidirectional mobile robot, a 6-axis robotic arm with a two-finger gripper, high-precision LiDAR, motion sensors, a visual system and a built-in high-performance computer together as one ROS-based ecosystem, so that a research team can begin with behaviour rather than with wiring.

Robots Europa, based in Dublin, supplies the AgileX COBOT S KIT to universities, research institutes and corporate laboratories throughout the European Union and the DACH region. Robots Europa prepares each quotation, arranges delivery to your laboratory and remains your point of contact for technical questions and support once the kit is in use.

Background

AgileX Robotics and its approach to embodied intelligence

AgileX Robotics was founded in 2016 and is committed to advancing embodied intelligence innovation and to accelerating the global commercialisation of robotics through full-stack robotic technologies and an open-source ecosystem. That combination of hardware, software and openly available tooling is visible across the range in the AgileX category, which spans mobile bases, lightweight arms and complete research kits. The COBOT S KIT sits at the point where those strands meet: rather than a single component, it is a complete hardware and software ecosystem designed for robotics and AI research.

One testbed, built on ROS

The kit is built on the ROS framework, the middleware that a large part of the academic and industrial robotics community already uses for drivers, navigation, perception and manipulation. By combining a mobile platform, advanced sensors, a versatile robotic arm and onboard computing under that framework, the COBOT S KIT is positioned as a testbed for embodied AI: a machine that perceives its surroundings, moves through them and acts on objects within them. For researchers, the practical consequence is that existing ROS knowledge, packages and workflows carry over, and that work developed on the kit can be shared with colleagues who use the same ecosystem.

Technical Specifications

Specifications are given as published by the manufacturer and are confirmed against the datasheet at quotation.

AgileX has not published the dimensions, weight, battery capacity, robotic arm model and arm payload, computer processor, LiDAR model, IP rating, operating temperature or the contents of the box; Robots Europa confirms these details with you at quotation.

What makes the COBOT S KIT different from assembling a mobile manipulator yourself?

A self-built mobile manipulator can be tailored to the last bolt, but every interface between subsystems becomes the integrator's responsibility. Mounting an arm on a base raises questions of power, communication and calibration; adding LiDAR and cameras raises questions of synchronisation and coordinate frames; adding a computer raises questions of drivers and compute headroom. Each of these is solvable, yet together they can absorb a substantial share of a project's time before the first experiment runs.

The COBOT S KIT approaches the task from the opposite direction. The omnidirectional base, the 6-axis arm with its two-finger gripper, the sensor suite and the built-in computer are conceived as one system on a common ROS foundation. The 360° pan-tilt function gives the platform a wide field of view, which improves its interactivity and allows it to adapt flexibly to different scenarios. With its sensors, the kit creates real-time 3D maps, identifies obstacles and interacts intelligently with its surroundings, while the onboard computer runs complex AI algorithms locally. The result is a platform on which the research question, rather than the hardware integration, sets the agenda.

The omnidirectional base matters here as well. Mobile manipulation often involves fine positioning next to a table, shelf or workstation, and a base that can move in any direction makes those approach manoeuvres simpler to plan and execute than a platform that must turn before it can travel sideways.

How does the COBOT S KIT support work in simulation?

AgileX provides Cobot_s_sim, a ROS1 compatible simulation whose corresponding kit model is the Cobot S. For a research group, this opens a familiar and efficient workflow: algorithms for navigation, perception or grasping can be developed and tested in simulation first, then transferred to the physical robot once they behave as intended. This reduces the risk of damage during early trials, allows several team members to work in parallel without competing for time on the hardware, and supports teaching scenarios in which students prepare in simulation before a supervised session with the real kit. Because the simulation package is ROS1 compatible, the ROS version of your intended software stack is worth discussing with Robots Europa when you request your quotation.

Who is the AgileX COBOT S KIT for?

The kit is aimed first at university laboratories working on embodied AI, mobile manipulation and autonomous navigation. Such groups benefit from a platform on which doctoral and postdoctoral researchers can pursue different questions — mapping, grasping, human-robot interaction — on shared hardware and a shared software base.

It is equally relevant for teaching. Courses on ROS, robot perception or AI in robotics gain from a single system that demonstrates the full chain from sensing through planning to physical action, and the simulation package allows larger cohorts to work in parallel.

Corporate research and development teams form a third group. Companies exploring service robotics, laboratory automation or intelligent logistics can use the kit to prototype behaviours and evaluate AI methods such as machine learning, computer vision and natural language processing before committing to an application-specific design.

Buyers whose projects call for a different configuration — a stationary arm, a larger mobile base or a dual-arm system — can review the wider Cobots category and the AgileX range; Robots Europa will advise on which platform fits the research brief.

What is the AgileX COBOT S KIT used for?

1. Embodied AI research: developing systems that perceive, decide and act in the physical world on a single integrated platform.
2. Autonomous navigation: building and testing localisation, mapping and obstacle avoidance using the LiDAR and real-time 3D maps.
3. Mobile manipulation: combining base motion with the 6-axis arm and two-finger gripper for tasks such as fetching and placing objects.
4. Computer vision experiments: training and evaluating object recognition and scene understanding with the visual system and onboard computing.
5. Human-robot interaction: exploring natural language processing and interactive behaviours supported by the wide field of view of the pan-tilt function.
6. ROS teaching and simulation: preparing students and teams in Cobot_s_sim before transferring their work to the physical robot.

Pricing and Availability

Robots Europa supplies the AgileX COBOT S KIT on the basis of an individual quotation, which allows the configuration and software requirements to be clarified before an order is placed. Delivery, customs formalities and after-sales support are arranged together with your quotation. If you are planning a laboratory set-up, a teaching course or a research project, please state your intended use so that Robots Europa can answer the relevant technical points at the same time. The request form for a quotation is available on this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which software framework does the COBOT S KIT use?

The kit is built on the ROS framework. AgileX also provides Cobot_s_sim, a ROS1 compatible simulation corresponding to the Cobot S kit.

What kind of mobile base does the kit have?

The COBOT S KIT is based on a small omnidirectional mobile robot. This allows the platform to manoeuvre flexibly when positioning itself for manipulation tasks.

Which sensors are fitted?

The kit is equipped with high-precision LiDAR, motion sensors and a visual system. With these, it creates real-time 3D maps, identifies obstacles and interacts with its surroundings.

What can the robotic arm do?

The COBOT S KIT features a 6-axis robotic arm with a two-finger gripper, capable of handling various objects.

Can AI algorithms run on the robot itself?

Yes. The kit has a built-in high-performance computer that can run complex AI algorithms, and it is compatible with machine learning, computer vision and natural language processing.

Does the kit offer a pan-tilt function?

Yes. The COBOT S KIT is equipped with a 360° pan-tilt function, which gives it a wide field of view and enhances its interactivity in different scenarios.

Where can I buy the AgileX COBOT S KIT and what does it cost?

Robots Europa in Dublin supplies the AgileX COBOT S KIT across the EU and the DACH region. The price is provided in an individual quotation, which you can request on this page.

Summary

The value of the AgileX COBOT S KIT lies less in any single component than in the fact that the components already belong together. An omnidirectional base, a 6-axis arm with a two-finger gripper, LiDAR, motion sensors, a visual system with a 360° pan-tilt function and a built-in computer share one ROS foundation, supported by the Cobot_s_sim simulation package. That spares research and teaching teams the integration work that so often delays embodied AI projects, and lets them concentrate on navigation, manipulation and machine intelligence from the outset. Robots Europa quotes, delivers and supports the kit across the European Union and the DACH region. For any team that would rather spend its time on research than on wiring, this page is the starting point.