Novatiq Unleashes SCORP onto Robotics Market

Swiss company Novatiq is set to enter the robotics market with its first offering, SCORP. Designed for scouting and surveillance applications, SCORP is a Micro Unmanned Ground Vehicle (MUGV) that joins the growing ranks of throwable robots. As such, it is small, rugged and lightweight enough to be carried in a backpack and thrown into buildings or over rough terrain.

SCORP is an advanced small, lightweight portable reconnaissance robot, boasting day/night 360° omnidirectional panoramic vision that can be deployed and operated by a single person. Simply throw the SCORP into the area you need to survey. Night invisible illumination allows the SCORP to operate at night or in darkened areas.

According to Novatiq, being a “low-cost” waterproof and dust-proof robot does not mean that SCORP falls short on features, on the contrary, this smart little device is packed with high-end capabilities that have been thoroughly designed by the Novatiq team during the 15 months of research and development.

The weight of the unit is 2.5 kg without payload. The compact, lightweight design of the SCORP robot makes it suitable for reconnaissance missions in confined spaces. Thanks to its flexible antennas and robotic arms, it is throwable.


Novatiq will launch SCORP in March 2012 and plans to release additional accessories through out the year. These include a biochemical detector, manipulator with pincer, indoor autonomous reconnaissance (SLAM), outdoor navigation (obstacle avoidance system) , firing explosive charges, thermal imaging (Tau, Flir), long range transmission, fiber optic communication, PTZ camera, image stabilization, wire cutter, rugged tablet pc (Fieldbook), wrist controller and laptop command monitoring station, just to name a few. The company says it also plans to launch other unmanned systems by the end of the year.

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