Fictionlab
About
About Fictionlab
Based in Wrocław, Fictionlab grew from the Turtle Rover project into a commercial mobile-robot platform company. Leo Rover is a compact open-source four-wheel UGV used by universities, research labs and integrators, while Raph Rover provides a larger base for heavier payloads and demanding field work.
The company publishes software, firmware and mechanical resources and supports ROS-based extension rather than locking customers into a closed application. Fictionlab also offers custom engineering for inspection, mapping, agriculture, space-robotics research and internal logistics. Its primary role is a development-platform builder: customers add sensors, compute and autonomy to a field-ready base instead of designing mobility hardware from scratch.
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Deployments
- Customer site
2026-06-16 - Fictionlab reports Leo Rover deployment at LunAres Research Station for analog-mission work including delayed teleoperation, traverse planning, sample retrieval and human-robot interaction. - LunAres Research Station
Source - Customer site
2026-06-16 - Fictionlab reports Leo Rover use at the Analog Astronaut Training Center in simulated planetary-mission scenarios. - Analog Astronaut Training Center
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Supply
Supply chain relationships
- STMicroelectronics
Inbound - Compute & Control - Fictionlab specifies an STMicroelectronics STM32F401 MCU on the LeoCore controller
Source - Arducam
Inbound - Perception - Fictionlab specifies the Arducam 12.3 MP 477M HQ camera module in Leo Rover 1.9
Source - ALFA Network
Inbound - Communications - Fictionlab specifies the ALFA AWUS036ACS Wi-Fi adapter in Leo Rover 1.9
Source - Samsung SDI
Inbound - Power Systems - Fictionlab specifies Samsung INR18650-35E cells in the Leo Rover 1.9 battery pack
Source - Bühler Motor
Inbound - actuation and motion control - Fictionlab specifies four Bühler Motor 1.61.077.414 DC motors in Leo Rover 1.9
Source - WEIPU
Inbound - electronics and robotics components - Fictionlab specifies WEIPU SP13-3 connectors in Leo Rover 1.9
Source - Raspberry Pi
Inbound - Compute & Control - Fictionlab specifies Raspberry Pi 5 as the built-in computer in Leo Rover 1.9
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Team
- Aleksander Dziopa - Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer - As Fictionlab co-founder and COO, Dziopa manages operations and the scale-up of the company’s mobile-robot platforms.
Timeline
Events
- 2026-03-24 - Capability - Leo Rover gains native ROS 2 integration for Fixposition Vision-RTK 2
The integration adds preconfigured ROS 2 launch files while retaining the earlier ROS 1 path. Fictionlab provides a dedicated mounting arrangement and setup workflow for the positioning sensor. The combined system targets centimeter-level RTK positioning for outdoor navigation and mapping.
Source - 2025-05-01 - Product Launch - Fictionlab releases Leo Rover 1.9
The onboard computer moves to a 4 GB Raspberry Pi 5, increasing available compute for perception and autonomy workloads. A new passive-cooling enclosure replaces the previous fan arrangement, reducing moving parts while managing the higher-performance computer. USB-C charging and refreshed ROS 2 software support simplify field power and modern robotics-stack integration.
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