Scout Mini

Overview

The AgileX Scout Mini is a compact 23 kg skid-steer robot priced between $4,500 and $7,000 with a 10 kg payload and 245 mm height. It is designed as the entry point to AgileX's outdoor research robot range, offering genuine outdoor mobility in a package small enough for a single person to lift and carry. The Scout Mini is popular with undergraduate robotics courses, small research groups, and startup teams that need outdoor robot capability without the cost of larger platforms.

The Scout Mini is ROS-compatible and integrates with AgileX's accessory ecosystem, including small robotic arms and sensor mounting kits. It shares software architecture with the larger Scout 2, making skill transfer between the two platforms straightforward.

Key Specifications

• Weight: 23 kg
• Payload: 10 kg
• Height: 245 mm
• Price: $4,500 to $7,000
• Drive: Skid-steer

Use Cases

Scout Mini is well suited to undergraduate robotics education, small outdoor SLAM research projects, and startup product development where cost and portability are priorities. In the UK, further education robotics programmes and university departments with limited equipment budgets represent the core market.

Its low cost relative to professional platforms makes it attractive for environments where the risk of damage or loss during fieldwork is a concern, such as field trials in challenging terrain.

Buying Used

A secondary market exists through online platforms and AgileX community forums. Given the entry-level price point, used discounts are less dramatic than for higher-priced platforms, but units in good condition occasionally appear at 20 to 30 percent below list.

Alternatives to Consider

AgileX Scout 2 is the natural step up for more payload or more challenging outdoor terrain. Elephant Robotics myAGV is a lower-cost indoor-only alternative suited to institutions focused on arm integration rather than outdoor navigation. ROBOTIS TurtleBot 3 Burger is a more widely supported educational alternative if ROS education and autonomous navigation are the primary goals, with the TurtleBot's established curriculum materials and community forums providing significant learning resources. For buyers whose primary concern is portability for fieldwork rather than research capability, the Scout Mini's 23 kg weight is genuinely useful: a single researcher can load and unload it from a vehicle without assistance, which is a practical consideration often underweighted in robot selection decisions.