PhysiCar real robot¶
The real PhysiCar is a 1/16-scale 4WD autonomous vehicle — the physical half of the digital twin. The simulator models this exact hardware.
Specifications¶
| Part | Spec |
|---|---|
| Compute | Raspberry Pi 5 |
| OS / middleware | Ubuntu 26.04 LTS · ROS 2 Lyrical |
| Chassis | 1/16-scale 4WD brushed RC platform |
| Camera | 100° night-vision camera on a pan/tilt mount |
| Lidar | RPLidar C1 (360°) |
| IMU | 9-axis (accel + gyro + magnetometer) |
| Display | 4.3-inch touch display |
| Connectivity | Dual-band Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) · Bluetooth 5.0 |
Software model¶
The real robot runs the same containerized PhysiCar stack as the simulator — web console
(app.physicar), ROS 2 topic contract, web APIs, and the extension panel. Remote
updates keep every robot on the latest software automatically.
- Topic contract → physicar-ros
- Simulator counterpart → simulator
- First boot & connection → Start with a physical robot
- Reset a robot for a new class → Factory Reset
