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Desk Rover
A programmable desk companion with eyes and a local brain. On-device vision recognizes you and follows you around the room, and a voice persona answers through the model on your home server.
- LOCAL AI
- OPEN FIRMWARE
- CLOUD-FREE
- HARDWARE MOD
Waitlist
Waitlist · Drop 03 · 16 bench hoursStock vs VALADIR
Out of the box, and off our bench.
| Stock | VALADIR VLD-302 | |
|---|---|---|
| Brain | Locked toy board | Raspberry Pi running ROS 2 |
| Control | Vendor app and account | Open API, your code |
| Vision | Remote camera view | On-device person and object detection |
| Voice | None | A persona backed by your own model |
The build
What we start with, and what you get.
01 · Sourced hardwareConsumer rovers / open robotics kitsRover chassis and robot kits with good motors and room for a compute board.
02 · The VALADIR modLocal vision, ROS 2 brain, No cloud lockLogic board swapped for a Raspberry Pi running open firmware and custom ROS 2 nodes. The app and cloud locks are gone.
03 · The valueA programmable desk companion with eyes and a local brain.On-device vision recognizes you and follows you around the room, and a voice persona answers through the model on your home server.
Spec sheet
VLD-302, line by line.
- Compute
- Raspberry Pi class board
- Software
- ROS 2 with custom nodes
- Sensors
- Pan-tilt camera, depth sensor
- AI
- On-device detection, voice through your own model
- Modes
- Desk pet, room mapping, patrol
- Drop
- DROP 03 · The Autonomy
- Lead time
- Waitlist · Drop 03
- Warranty
- The original manufacturer may refuse warranty work on a modded unit. VALADIR bench support covers what we changed for 12 months.
In the box
- 01Rover
- 02Charger
- 03SD card with image
- 04Provenance report and mod log
Bench log
16 hours on the bench.
What happens to every unit, step by step, with roughly how the hands-on hours split. The 72-hour burn-in runs unattended on top of this.
- SourceChassis, motors and sensors tested~2hOK
- UnlockStock board removed and archived~3.5hOK
- ModRaspberry Pi, depth sensor and ROS 2 nodes installed~6hOK
- TestMapping, follow and voice tested on the bench course~3hOK
- PackSD image burned, mod log written, sealed~1.5hOK
- Burn-in72 hours unattended, then sealed and shipped72hPASS