Westwood Robotics BRUCE price & specs

$8,950

Out of stockRL walkingUCLA RoMeLa designProprioceptive actuatorsUS company

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Overview

Born in UCLA's RoMeLa lab (the group behind DARwIn-OP) and commercialized by Westwood Robotics, BRUCE is a carbon-fiber kid-size humanoid with liquid-cooled knee actuators built for dynamic locomotion research. It is one of the few truly dynamic small humanoids sold by a US company with open control code. The arms are simple, so it is a locomotion platform rather than a manipulator.

Type: Biped robot · Kid-size humanoids (≤ 1.3 m)
Maker: Westwood Robotics (USA)
Released: 2022
Price: $8,950
Status: Out of stock
Best for: Professionals & labs
Programming: Open source (hardware + software)

Price and shipping

Westwood store price (list was $15,290)

Shipping: Out of stock. Westwood's online store listed BRUCE as out of stock on an October 12, 2026 check, still at $8,950 but with no Add to cart button. No restock date is posted. Its policy says in-stock orders typically ship within 5 business days, and US orders on the USA Air Special Line are delivered duty paid. Westwood store ↗

Specifications

Category	Bipeds · Kid-size humanoids (≤ 1.3 m)
Released	2022
Country	USA
Availability	Out of stock
Programmability	Open source (hardware + software)
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
LLM support	Possible via SDK · Open control code with SSH access, no LLM features.
MuJoCo simulation	Official model · Westwood publishes a BRUCE MJCF and scene. BRUCE_simulation_models ↗
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	Maker URDF only · Westwood publishes a BRUCE URDF, no Isaac package. BRUCE_simulation_models ↗
Gazebo simulation	Sim-to-real kit · BRUCE-OP's Gazebo simulation runs the same control code as the real robot (not ROS). BRUCE-OP ↗
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	No vision sensors
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Rockchip
Balance type	RL walking
Height	70 cm
Weight	4.8 kg
Compute	Khadas Edge2 (Rockchip RK3588S, ~6 TOPS), 8 GB RAM, 32 GB storage
Speed	Not published
DOF	16 (5 per leg, 3 per arm)
Sensors	6-DoF IMU (up to 2 kHz), foot contact sensors. 14.8 V 3 Ah battery, about 20 min runtime
Balance	Proprioceptive, backdrivable actuators with model-predictive and learned controllers. Walks, runs and jumps dynamically.
SDK	Open platform: BRUCE-OP GitHub code, SSH access, standard deep-learning frameworks

Common questions

How much does BRUCE cost?

BRUCE is listed at $8,950. Westwood store price (list was $15,290).

Can BRUCE be bought today?

It is out of stock right now. Westwood's online store listed BRUCE as out of stock on an October 12, 2026 check, still at $8,950 but with no Add to cart button. No restock date is posted. Its policy says in-stock orders typically ship within 5 business days, and US orders on the USA Air Special Line are delivered duty paid.