MOBILE ROBOTS / ESP32 ROVER

ScoutYour next rover starts here.

Scout is a focused two-wheel rover with an ESP32 DevKit and range sensing. Trace a manageable drive circuit, adapt the controller and explore the fundamentals of mobile robot power and motion.

Build with Scout Explore the design

Includes assembly, starter wiring and executable virtual JavaScript.

ASSEMBLY PREVIEW/ROVER

Scout · ESP32 rover concept illustration; the 3D preview uses the actual preset geometry

Static illustration · loading 3D

Orbit the actual starter assembly. Open the workbench to edit or run it.

15components

32starter connections

1.25 kgestimated component mass

ESP32 DevKitcontrol platform

Scout · ESP32 rover, an illustrated mobile robots assembly

Concept illustration · inspect actual geometry above.

A COMPLETE STARTING POINT

Get to know
what's inside.

A smaller controller-driven rover with range sensing. All 15 components and 32 starter connections remain editable in your own project.

Teaching differential driveESP32 project planningPower and wiring studies

View the included component types

Rover chassis
2S battery · 2.2 Ah
5 V buck regulator
ESP32 DevKit · virtual controller
Emoji OLED display
Dual H-bridge
Geared DC motor · 35:1
Rubber wheel · 90 mm
Ball caster
Forward range sensor
6-axis IMU
Wheel encoder

YOUR FIRST THREE EXPERIMENTS

Build understanding.
One change at a time.

Use the starting assembly to ask better questions about your design. Save a copy, change a parameter and compare what happens.

Inspect the design

Trace the controller's PWM signals through the driver into both motors.

Try a change

Tune the avoidance threshold and compare straight driving with turning.

Compare and learn

Reduce battery charge or add payload and inspect the resulting telemetry.

rover-esp32.jsVIRTUAL API

function step(robot) {
  robot.drive(0, 0);
  if (robot.brownout || robot.battery.voltage < 6.25) { robot.display('🪫'); return; }
  const range = robot.sensors.range;
  if (!Number.isFinite(range)) { robot.display('⚠️'); return; }
  const obstacle = range < 0.65;
  robot.drive(obstacle ? -0.3 : 0.6, obstacle ? 0.35 : 0.6);
  robot.display(obstacle ? '🤔' : '😊');
}

The full, editable starter script is included in the workbench.

KNOW WHAT YOU'RE TESTING