CyberDog (1st gen)

Xiaomi (China) · 2021

Was ¥9,999 (China)Limited "explorer edition" of about 1,000 units, August 2021.
Discontinued · unavailableOpen-source ROS 2Limited runXavier NX
UnavailableShipping: N/A. Limited China-only release; secondhand units rarely leave China.

Overview

Xiaomi's first robot dog, sold as a 1,000-unit developer "explorer edition" in 2021 with a Unitree-derived actuator design and an open-source ROS 2 software stack. It proved a big consumer brand could ship a Jetson-powered dog at roughly Go1 pricing. Succeeded by the smaller CyberDog 2 in 2023.

Specifications

CategoryQuadrupeds · Real dogs for the home
Released2021
AvailabilityDiscontinued · unavailable
ProgrammabilityOpen source (hardware + software)
Best forAges 16+ (estimated)
Vision sensorsDepth camera, Camera, Sonar / ultrasonic
ActuatorsBrushless / direct-drive motors
AudioSpeaker, Microphone
Compute typeNVIDIA Jetson
ComputeNVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX
Weight14 kg with battery
Speed3.2 m/s (Xiaomi)
DOF12
SensorsIntel RealSense depth camera, AI interaction camera, stereo cameras, ultrasonic, ToF, GPS, touch; 11 sensors total
SDKOpen-source ROS 2 stack (Apache 2.0) with SSH access

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