Hardware.
Control.

From free firmware to fully assembled robots — the Zone Robotics stack layer by layer.

MODULAR HARDWARE

How the boards work together.

ZRCore is the base — handles power and motion. ZRSense stacks on top over I²C for the ESP32-S3 compute, camera, sensors and RGB status. Flexible, expandable and built to move.

ZROne hardware stack — ZRCore and ZRSense connected over I²C

Product architecture

Explore the layers.

Six layers / Firmware to full platform

Local firmware — free

ZROS

Free ESP32-S3 firmware you flash onto your own hardware. Camera streaming, motor and servo control, RGB status lighting and a browser-based programmer — all running on the device.

Free download
Runs on ESP32-S3
Local browser control
Open flashing guide

ZROS local programmer interface — FIRMWARE / OPEN

ESP32-S3 sensing board

ZRSense

The board that carries the ESP32-S3 Sense hardware — used for camera streaming, sensor input, connectivity and RGB status lighting.

ESP32-S3 module
Onboard camera
Video streaming
Sensors + RGB status

Front view of the ZRSense board — BOARD VIEW

Motion + power board

ZRCore

The big board — handles motor and servo output, power management and the I²C connection used to expand the platform.

Motor + servo control
Power + battery
I²C device connection
Expansion I/O

ZRCore controller board render — BOARD RENDER

Compact ZRSense-only robot

ZROne Micro

A mini version of the platform built around a single ZRSense board — the fastest way to get a Zone Robotics robot moving. Selling first.

ZRSense onboard
Compact chassis
Ready to run
Available first

Full modular tracked platform

ZROne

The full modular platform — tracked chassis, ZRCore + ZRSense hardware, motors, servos and browser control. Still in development — available later.

Full platform
Tracked chassis
Modular hardware
In development

Three-quarter ZROne product render — PRODUCT RENDER

Browser control + programmer

ZR Cloud

Control movement, view live video and create custom layouts through a web interface connected to your robot in real time.

Remote control
Live communication
Custom dashboards
Control layouts

Real Zone Robotics cloud control creator interface — CLOUD CONTROL / REAL UI

The workflow

Build. Connect.
Control.

Four clear steps take the platform from separate parts to a connected machine.

01
Choose the build
Start with a tracked rover or shape a different LEGO Technic-compatible chassis.
02
Connect the hardware
Connect ZRCore and ZRSense over I²C, then add motors, servos and power.
03
Bring it online
Provision the robot and bring it into the browser-based control environment.
04
Shape the controls
Create the control layout and behaviour the finished build needs.