



Quote onlyNo public list price on Dobot's site. Sold through distributors. Dobot launched the MG400 in December 2020 (with a Kickstarter pre-order campaign).
AvailablePython from a laptop4-axis desktopA4 footprint±0.05 mm
Weeks+Shipping: Distributor lead time. Sold through Dobot distributors on quotation.
Remote control: Over Ethernet with Dobot's TCP/IP protocol, using the official Python demo library (
Dobot-Arm/TCP-IP-4Axis-Python) or the MG400 ROS driver.Overview
A desktop four-axis arm with a footprint smaller than A4 paper, aimed at light pick-and-place, testing and lab automation. It sits between Dobot's education arms (Magician) and its CR cobots, offering industrial-style servo drives and ±0.05 mm repeatability in a unit one person can carry.
Specifications
| Category | Robot arms · Research & collaborative arms |
|---|---|
| Released | 2020 |
| Availability | Available |
| Programmability | Full SDK |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | No vision sensors |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | Proprietary / undisclosed |
| Remote control | Python from a laptop |
| DOF | 4 |
| Reach | 440 mm working radius |
| Payload | 500 g (max 750 g) |
| Repeatability | ±0.05 mm |
| Weight | 8 kg |
| Controller | Controller and servo drives integrated in the base (48 V) |
| Sensors | High-resolution servo encoders, collision detection |
| SDK | TCP/IP API with Python, C++, C#, Java, ROS, MATLAB and LabVIEW demos, DobotStudio Pro and CRStudio app |
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