Mirror Me Technology Black Panther X price & specs

Mirror Me Technology (Shanghai, China) Black Panther X (1)

≈$1,200 – $1,500 (Kickstarter)Kickstarter tiers were ≈$1,200 (HK$9,350) for the Early Bird, taken by 98 backers, and ≈$1,500 (HK$11,690) for the KS Special and Late Pledge tiers, with a two-robot Double Package at ≈$2,100 (HK$16,400). A $999 VIP price was offered to the first 300 pre-launch reservations. Backers pledged about $1,430 (HK$11,159) on average. No retail store has opened as of October 2026.

Announced onlyKickstarter4 m/sBuild it yourselfBlack Panther 2.0 team

Not releasedShipping: Backers only. Not orderable. The Kickstarter closed on April 9, 2026 and the maker's site shows production stages for backer units but no store. Rewards were estimated for July 2026, and the maker's last Kickstarter update on July 8, 2026 said deliveries would roll out successively from late July. Kickstarter ↗

Kickstarter ↗Mirror Me ↗Pre-launch page ↗

Overview

A build-it-yourself quadruped from Mirror Me, the Shanghai startup out of Zhejiang University whose Black Panther 2.0 ran 100 m in under 10 seconds in January 2025. The X trades that record speed for a 4 m/s, 8 kg-payload kit that snaps together like building blocks, climbs 18 cm stairs and 30° slopes and can land a 720° flip. Its Kickstarter, run from Hong Kong, raised about $323,000 from 226 backers between March 10 and April 9, 2026. Rewards were due in July 2026, the assembly stage was reached in late June and the maker's last update on July 8, 2026 promised deliveries from late July, with no public confirmation of arrivals since. There is no retail channel yet, so it is a backers-only platform for people who want an open, fast dog to tinker with rather than a pet.

Specifications

Category	Quadrupeds · Real dogs for the home
Released	2026
Country	China
Availability	Announced only
Crowdfunding	Kickstarter · Funded · 226 backers · ≈$323,000 (HK$2,521,804) raised of a ≈$32,000 (HK$250,000) goal · Mar 10, 2026 – Apr 9, 2026 · delivery est. Jul 2026 (as of Oct 8, 2026) Campaign ↗
Sales	226 Kickstarter backers, ≈$323,000 (HK$2,521,804) raised (2026, estimate) Kickstarter ↗
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
LLM support	None · No built-in LLM. Mirror Me's site offers an OpenClaw agent subscription at $100 a year, but what it controls is not documented (unconfirmed).
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Ages 16+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	No vision sensors
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	Unknown
Compute type	Proprietary / undisclosed
Compute	Not published
Weight	Not published, 8 kg payload
Speed	4 m/s max, ~1.5 h runtime
DOF	12 joints, fully modular frame assembled by the buyer
Sensors	Not published. Open power and data ports take FPV cameras, lights and other modules. IP43.
SDK	Open motion-control development with access to interfaces, shells and code, plus 3D-printable shells (per the campaign)

Timeline

Jan 2025UpdatePredecessor Black Panther 2.0 ran 100 m in under 10 seconds Interesting Engineering ↗
Mar 10, 2026Campaign launchedKickstarter campaign launched, funded in about 30 minutes Kicktraq ↗
Apr 9, 2026Campaign endCampaign ended funded, with 226 backers Kickstarter ↗
Jun 23, 2026UpdateBacker update said the robot had entered the assembly stage Kickstarter updates ↗
Jul 2026 (est.)Estimated deliveryEstimated delivery to backers Kickstarter ↗
Jul 8, 2026UpdateBacker update said deliveries would roll out successively from late July 2026 Kickstarter updates ↗