Parrot Jumping Sumo (and Jumping Race / Night) price & specs

Parrot (France) Parrot Jumping Sumo (and Jumping Race / Night) (1)

Was $159.99 (2014)

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyVia SSH / web / bridgeConsumerSpring jump 80 cmWi-Fi cameraOfficial SDK

Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: Used market.

Remote control: The robot hosts its own 2.4/5 GHz Wi-Fi network. A laptop joins it and drives the robot with Parrot's ARSDK3 C samples or community Node.js/Python wrappers (no longer maintained).

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Overview

The rare consumer jumping robot, a two-wheeled Wi-Fi rover that uses a wound spring leg to leap up to 80 cm onto steps or tables and lands on its wheels. Unveiled at CES 2014 alongside the Rolling Spider minidrone and shipped from August 2014. The Jumping Race (faster) and Jumping Night (headlights) editions followed in 2015. Parrot quietly exited the minidrone line around 2018–2019, but the open ARSDK3 made it a popular hacking target and used units remain common.

Type: Jumping robot · Jumping & hopping robots
Maker: Parrot (France)
Released: 2014
Price: Was $159.99 (2014)
Status: Discontinued · used/leftover only
Best for: Ages 12+
Programming: Full SDK

Price and shipping

US launch price $159.99 (TechCrunch, June 2014, Sprint listed it at $159.99 in August 2014). Sold in 2014 through Apple, Best Buy, Sprint and Verizon. 2015 Jumping Race and Jumping Night variants followed.

Shipping: Used market. Discontinued. Used Jumping Sumo, Race and Night units turn up regularly on eBay, often for well under launch price. Spare batteries are shared with the Rolling Spider.

Specifications

Category	Jumpers & hoppers · Jumping & hopping robots
Released	2014
Country	France
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
Jumping Robots	Ranked #5 by jump height
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
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 confirmed. Parrot's Gazebo-based Sphinx may have supported it, unverified.
Best for	Ages 12+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera
Actuators	DC / gear motors
Audio	Speaker
Compute type	Other ARM chip
Remote control	Via SSH / web / bridge
Size	18.5×15×11 cm with wheels extended (7.28×5.90×4.33 in), 180 g
Locomotion	Two-wheel differential drive with retractable wheels, spring-loaded tail kicks the body up to 80 cm high or long
Compute	Embedded board running Linux (SoC not published)
Camera	Wide-angle camera, 640×480 at 15 fps streamed over Wi-Fi
Sensors	Gyroscope + accelerometer (inertial unit), speaker, LED eyes
Runtime	Up to 20 min, about 1 h recharge (removable LiPo shared with Rolling Spider)
Speed	Up to 2 m/s (7 km/h), Jumping Race boosted to ~6 mph
SDK	Parrot ARSDK3 (C, iOS, Android) with official JumpingSumo samples, FreeFlight 3 app with scripted 'Road Plan' sequences

Common questions

How much does Parrot Jumping Sumo cost?

It sold for $159.99 (2014). US launch price $159.99 (TechCrunch, June 2014, Sprint listed it at $159.99 in August 2014). Sold in 2014 through Apple, Best Buy, Sprint and Verizon. 2015 Jumping Race and Jumping Night variants followed.

Can Parrot Jumping Sumo be bought today?

It is discontinued, though used or leftover units still turn up. Discontinued. Used Jumping Sumo, Race and Night units turn up regularly on eBay, often for well under launch price. Spare batteries are shared with the Rolling Spider.