



Not soldLab research platforms.
Not for sale (research)HydraulicEuropePulled a plane
Not soldShipping: N/A. Lab platform; not for sale (one HyQ copy went to ETH Zurich in 2013).
Overview
IIT's hydraulic quadruped family, among Europe's leading legged-robot research lines through the 2010s. HyQReal (2019) famously pulled a 3.3-tonne passenger airplane. The line fed Italian research into torque-controlled locomotion and legged inspection.
Specifications
| Category | Quadrupeds · Research & legacy platforms |
|---|---|
| Released | 2010 |
| Availability | Not for sale (research) |
| Programmability | No programmability |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | Camera, Depth camera, Lidar |
| Actuators | Hydraulic / pneumatic |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | x86 PC (Intel / AMD) |
| Compute | HyQ: PC104 Pentium with real-time Linux (Xenomai); HyQReal: two onboard computers (vision and control) |
| Weight | 80 kg (HyQ, off-board hydraulics; 100 kg with on-board power); 140 kg (HyQReal) |
| Speed | Walk/trot/run up to 2 m/s (HyQ) |
| DOF | 12 hydraulic |
| Sensors | Joint position and torque sensors, IMU, hydraulic pressure, stereo camera, lidar |
| SDK | None public |
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