Rover 5 Tank Chassis with 4 Encoders

The Rover 5 Tank Chassis with 4 encoders is a tracked robot platform from Dagu with four independent DC gear motors, each fitted with a quadrature encoder. The encoders let your controller measure how far and how fast each motor turns, so you can drive in straight lines, make accurate turns and build closed-loop speed control. It is a solid base for robotics clubs, university projects and autonomous rovers.

Rover 5 Tank Chassis Specifications

• Drive: 4 DC motors with gearboxes and tank-style rubber tracks
• Encoders: 4 quadrature encoders, one per motor
• Encoder resolution: about 1000 state changes per 3 wheel rotations
• Motor rated voltage: 7.2 V
• Motor stall current: about 2.5 A per motor
• Gearbox ratio: 86.8:1
• Speed: about 1 km/h
• Battery holder: built in, takes 6 × AA cells (batteries not included)
• Ground clearance: adjustable by rotating the gearboxes

Rover 5 Tank Chassis Applications

• Autonomous and remote-controlled robots with Arduino, ESP32 or Raspberry Pi
• Odometry, PID speed control and navigation experiments
• Robotics competitions, clubs and STEM classes
• Carrying sensors such as ultrasonic, LiDAR or cameras over uneven ground

What's in the Box

• 1 × Rover 5 tank chassis with 4 geared DC motors, 4 encoders and tracks

Tip: The motors draw far more current than a microcontroller pin can supply, so drive them through a motor driver rated for the stall current, such as the Dagu Rover 5 motor driver board, and connect the encoder outputs to interrupt-capable pins.

Orders placed before 14:00 are ready for pickup the same day. Delivery across Lebanon usually takes 1–3 working days.