Catchpole Robotics

ROBOTICS

Smart, autonomous machines for research, industry, and the home.

Machines that can think, self-manage, and overall, be helpful. With the role of robots only increasing, our vision is create this world in secure, dependable, and ethical ways.

Secure

With extensive experience in the field, we understand digital security deeply. Catchpole Robotics builds products with security and privacy as our priorities.

Evolving

Catchpole Robotics' products are always evolving, improving, and updating long after their initial acquisition.
EMBEDDED

Devices getting smarter, doing more, and being more helpful.

Processor technology is becoming smaller, faster and cheaper, yet the fundamentals of embedded development remain. Reliability under adverse conditions only comes from a deep understanding the technology and the problem domains. Catchpole Robotics builds technology that just works in situations where other technology cannot.

Secure

With extensive experience in the field, we understand digital security deeply. Catchpole Robotics builds products with security and privacy as our priorities.

Evolving

Catchpole Robotics' products are always evolving, improving, and updating long after their initial acquisition.
CLOUD

A secure, global network, backed by cloud and satellite.

While Catchpole Robotics' products are designed with an "offline first" processing approach, when it does come time to communicate with the wider world, or even the skies above it, the Catchpole Robotics cloud and satellite platform is fast, available and secure. We have fundamental, extensive experience in developing simple and reliable cloud infrastructure which more traditional hardware and electronics companies do not.

Points of Presence

Globally available points of presence backed by Google's global network with dedicated interconnect. This allows for low-latency capture of device telemetry and fast response of device monitoring and control.

Satellite

The Iridium® satellite constellation of 66 cross-linked Low-Earth Orbit satellites provides high-quality data connections over the planet’s entire surface.

NYX SERIES ROBOTS

The Nyx series of robots are prototype autonomous exploration vehicles, all based on a common hardware and software platform. High-efficiency solar panels and battery systems allow these robots to operate completely self-sustained. Nyx 1 is a ground based prototype which was built as a precursor to Nyx 2, the marine robot prototype capable of nautical journeys of indefinite length.

Nyx's long term challenge is to self-navigate from Melbourne, Australia to the coast of Antarctica, a distance of 3190 kilometres. The journey will be broadcast on social media, by the robot itself, photographing the coast on arrival.
CAPABILITIES

Nyx generates a stream of telemetry data which can be remotely tracked in real time using a desktop application, an Android client and also a web application utilising Google Maps. Telemetry replay is useful in the further development of the software and it’s configuration. In-place software updates can occur safely while the robot is deep into its mission. The core software algorithms for routing and decision making are based on functional mathematics, allowing the robot to respond to it’s conditions. Nyx will slow when power levels are low, conserving energy in rough seas and exploiting ocean currents.
NYX ROBOTICS PLATFORM

Nyx's in-built camera allows it to tweet photographs, directly from the robot, overlaying telemetry and map data.

The hardware platform consists of a hybrid AVR low-level high-reliability device controller coupled with an ARM Cortex processor for higher-level functions. The platform features a 66 channel GPS, triple axis magnetometer, and a high-definition video camera. Communications options include 4G wireless broadband and satellite communications with the Iridium® constellation. Marine versions of Nyx utilise two Blue Robotics 4200 rpm thrusters capable of a total 4.72 kilograms of thrust.
NYX PRESENTATION VIDEO

The creator of Nyx has been giving a series of presentations at venues such as CoderDojo Melbourne, The Melbourne Java and JVM Users Group, and NDC Conferences Sydney.

ROBOTICS

Smart, autonomous machines for research, industry, and the home.

Secure

Evolving

EMBEDDED

Devices getting smarter, doing more, and being more helpful.

Secure

Evolving

CLOUD

A secure, global network, backed by cloud and satellite.

Points of Presence

Satellite

DESIGN APPROACH

"Machines that can think, self-manage, and overall, be helpful. With the role of robots only increasing, our vision is create this world in secure, dependable and ethical ways."

NYX SERIES ROBOTS

CAPABILITIES

NYX ROBOTICS PLATFORM

NYX PRESENTATION VIDEO