Zubax Robotics
Estonian manufacturer of open-source CAN bus robotics electronics including the Babel USB-CAN adapter, Myxa BLDC ESC, and Cyphal/DroneCAN protocol tools.
Zubax Robotics is an Estonian company headquartered in Tallinn, specializing in the design and manufacture of open-source electronics for robotics and unmanned systems. The company is a pioneer in the UAVCAN (now Cyphal/DroneCAN) open protocol for CAN bus communication in robotic and drone systems. Key products include the CANFace CF1 Babel, an advanced USB-CAN and UART-CAN adapter supporting Cyphal/CAN and other CAN bus protocols, compatible with the SLCAN quasi-standard protocol used by major CAN software including the Linux SocketCAN framework.
Babel is available as a standalone device or as an embeddable OEM module. The Myxa ESC (AmpDrive AD0505A/B) is a high-end permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) and brushless DC (BLDC) motor controller using field-oriented control (FOC), designed for light unmanned aircraft and watercraft. Myxa operates over CAN bus using DroneCAN and is compatible with the PX4 autopilot ecosystem.
Zubax's Telega is a proprietary sensorless FOC motor control technology used across multiple product lines. The company maintains an extensive intellectual property portfolio in electric machines and drives, positioning its motor drives as among the best available in terms of energy efficiency, power-to-weight ratio, and reliability. All UAVCAN/Cyphal specifications are published under MIT or public domain licenses, supporting both open-source and commercial product development.
Products are sold through the Zubax Shop at shop.zubax.com and referenced in PX4 documentation for drone integrations.
Primary type & automation activities this supplier delivers:
CANFace CF1 Babel
Open-source USB-CAN and UART-CAN adapter for Cyphal/DroneCAN development, available standalone or as OEM module.
Myxa ESC
High-end FOC BLDC/PMSM motor controller for light unmanned aircraft and watercraft, operating over DroneCAN/CAN bus.
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