Dock Robotics | Drive App - ROS Robot Control From Your Phone

Stop wrestling with robot teleop. The Drive app puts ROS robot control in the palm of your hand – no extra SSH logins, multi-terminal chaos, WiFi drops or DIY UIs.

For learning & teaching

Need to demo your rover in 10 minutes? Connect via ROSBridge and drive with confidence. No more ROS setup panics – it just works.

For academic research

When your autonomy tests fail in the lab, recover in seconds by using your phone as a robot controller – less downtime, more results.

For industrial R&D

Deploy prototypes faster. Focus your team on core features and let the Drive app handle robot control and monitoring during development.

For all robotics enthusiasts

Is the time and effort needed to try out a ROS idea holding you back? Break down the barriers and operate through an intuitive app instead.

Learn more about ROS teleop challenges in our blog

Drive by Dock Robotics makes ROS robot control and monitoring simple.

Plug & Play Connection. Connect over ROSBridge with minimal setup. Works with ROS 1 & 2 out of the box.

Intuitive Joystick Control. Responsive on-screen controls that feel natural. Drive forward, turn, stop – it’s that simple.

Demo Mode. Test the interface risk-free with our built-in simulation before connecting real hardware.

Live Video Streaming. See what your robot sees with real-time camera feeds streamed directly to your phone.

Work Faster. Skip cumbersome multi-terminal setups. Jump straight into robot control from anywhere.

Continuous Development. We listen to you and take feedback constantly. You can shape the future of the Drive app.

Read our blog for inspiration

We’ve had some great feedback…

“The Drive app made it so much easier to test my robot. It just worked without terminal clutter and complicated setup.“

Final Year Robotics Student, Leading University

“I’ve tried lots of tools for ROS remote control, but this one feels really seamless and intuitive.“

Robotics Enthusiast, Independent Learner

“Drive enabled our team to collaborate remotely during experiments — it saved us valuable time.“

Researcher, University Robotics Lab

“The app removes a huge amount of technical overhead. We could focus on the science instead of the networking.“

Researcher, National Research Institute

“We plugged Drive into our ROS setup and were running demo tests in minutes — really impressive.“

Lead Developer, Robotics Startup

“Drive streamlines our robot development workflow — testing new features remotely became far quicker and easier.“

Automation Engineer, Global Engineering Firm

Start Free. Scale Fast.

Try the Drive ROS robot control app risk-free for 14 days.

Trial Demo

No Hardware Needed

2 Weeks Free

Monthly

Flexible Rolling Contract

£7.99 Per Month

Yearly

Best Value – Save 17%

£79.99 Per Year

Try Drive free on iOS. Coming soon on Android.

Got questions? Contact us for help. Bulk discounts available.

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