Vincross HEXA

Was $999

Discontinued · unavailableKickstarterMIND SDKStair climbingSkill store

UnavailableShipping: N/A.

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Overview

A consumer-grade programmable hexapod with an app-store model, where developers wrote Skills in the MIND SDK and shared them to other owners. Its compact, backpack-sized body could climb stairs and ran about 4 hours per charge per Vincross. Vincross raised a Lenovo-led round in 2019 and launched a Mind developer kit. By September 2026 the vincross.com domain no longer resolved, so HEXA is no longer sold through its maker.

Type: Multi-legged robot · Research & legacy
Maker: Vincross (China)
Released: 2016
Price: Was $999
Status: Discontinued · unavailable
Best for: Ages 14+
Programming: Full SDK

Price and shipping

US order page price, late 2016. Kickstarter in 2016 raised about $220,000. Later sold in China for ~$895 (¥5,999).

Shipping: N/A. No longer sold. vincross.com is offline, so the MIND cloud services and Skill Store that depended on it are unlikely to work. Occasional used units appear.

Specifications

Category	Multi-legged robots · Research & legacy
Released	2016
Country	China
Availability	Discontinued · unavailable
Sales	400+ Kickstarter backers, doubling the $100,000 goal (2017, estimate) RADII ↗
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person
LLM support	Possible via SDK · No built-in LLM. Its SDK lets software on a computer control it.
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Ages 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	Unknown
Audio	Unknown
Compute type	Other ARM chip
Compute	Dual-core ARM Cortex-A9 @ 1 GHz plus co-processors, 8 GB storage, Wi-Fi
Weight	Not published
Speed	Not published
Legs / DOF	6 legs × 3 DOF = 18, plus continuously rotating head
Sensors	Camera (720p with night vision on product page, 1080p video in 2016 specs), 3-axis accelerometer, distance sensor, IR transmitter
SDK	MIND (Linux-based robot OS) with SDK and simulator, HEXA app with community Skill store

Common questions

How much does Vincross HEXA cost?

It sold for $999. US order page price, late 2016. Kickstarter in 2016 raised about $220,000. Later sold in China for ~$895 (¥5,999).

Can Vincross HEXA be bought today?

No. It is discontinued and no longer sold. No longer sold. vincross.com is offline, so the MIND cloud services and Skill Store that depended on it are unlikely to work. Occasional used units appear.