WHEELTEC
About
About WHEELTEC
WHEELTEC develops ROS-based mobile robots, autonomous-vehicle research platforms and modular chassis for education, prototyping and engineering development. Its portfolio includes indoor and outdoor mobile bases, composite robots, service platforms and lawn-mower development kits that package drive, control, sensing and navigation hardware.
Founded in 2015 and based in Dongguan, the company serves universities, research groups and commercial developers. A partnership with LSLiDAR covers technical support and several single-line, multi-line and solid-state lidar families used across WHEELTEC products and shipped robot projects.
Supply
Supply chain relationships
- LSLiDAR
Inbound - Perception - LSLiDAR supplies M10, N10, M10P, C16 and CH128X1 lidar for WHEELTEC robotics configurations
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Timeline
Events
- 2026-06-15 - Product Launch - WHEELTEC launches integrated brushless two-axis pan-tilt unit
The unit uses WHEELTEC’s internally developed F32C brushless motor. Drive electronics and motion control are integrated into the pan-tilt assembly. Field-oriented-control algorithms manage the brushless motor system.
Source - 2026-05-14 - Product Launch - WHEELTEC launches 5G remote-control and video module
The module supports 5G connectivity across Chinese carrier networks. A CNC-machined metal enclosure is included as standard. The system targets low-latency high-definition video links and beyond-line-of-sight operation.
Source - 2026-05-07 - Product Launch - WHEELTEC upgrades flagship Ackermann research robot
The updated platform includes millimetre-wave radar as standard equipment. Its chassis received a new integrated industrial-design enclosure. The software configuration supports local OpenClaw deployment and multimodal-AI research workflows.
Source - 2026-01-29 - Product Launch - WHEELTEC certifies battery platform and adopts it on F570 aircraft
The battery received China Compulsory Certification under the national 3C regime. WHEELTEC positioned the certification as enabling compliant carriage for relevant air-travel use cases. The F570 open brushless quadrotor became the first company platform announced with the certified battery as standard.
Source - 2022-12-14 - Partnership - WHEELTEC and Wildfire launch LubanCat 1S ROS development board
The LubanCat range uses Rockchip RK3566 and RK3568 processors and supports Linux development. LubanCat 1S is designed for robotics applications and supports both ROS 1 and ROS 2. The companies planned joint product development, testing, marketing and an integrated board-to-robot developer ecosystem.
Source - 2022-12-01 - Partnership - WHEELTEC expands robot-lidar cooperation with LSLiDAR
The supplied models include M10, N10, M10P, C16 and CH128X1 lidar. LSLiDAR granted WHEELTEC domestic e-commerce agency rights for selected products. Multi-line-lidar projects between the companies had progressed to shipment.
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