Luwu Dynamics XGO-Mini2SW (wheel-leg) price & specs

Luwu Dynamics XGO-Mini2SW (wheel-leg) (1)

Luwu Dynamics XGO-Mini2SW (wheel-leg) (2)

Luwu Dynamics XGO-Mini2SW (wheel-leg) (3)

$739 – $949 (Kickstarter)

Announced onlyNewest XGOWheels on feetNot shipping yetKickstarter

Not releasedShipping: Kickstarter delivery est. Nov 2026.

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Overview

Luwu's 2026 refresh is a Mini2 with a wheel module on each foot and a longer arm, pitched as a desktop AI companion. Wheels fix the XGO's biggest weakness (slow walking on flat floors), and the Pro edition adds 360° lidar and a 4 GB CM5. Legs-only mode. The wheel modules come off, which drops the weight to about 1,000 g. Luwu says both the scripted and the RL controllers work in either setup. Custom gaits can be trained in its open-source MuJoCo environment, luwu_mjlab, with joint-level control plus IMU orientation and angular-velocity feedback. Luwu's estimates are modest for stunts, with jumps of about 1–2 cm and no flips. Balancing on two legs is not supported, since the servos make it hard. Detailed training and deployment tutorials are still to come. Crowdfunded delivery dates often slip. Waiting for backer reviews in 2027 is the safer choice unless backing the campaign appeals.

Type: Quadruped robot · Desktop / hobby kits
Maker: Luwu Dynamics
Released: 2026
Price: $739 – $949 (Kickstarter)
Status: Announced only
Best for: Ages 14+
Programming: Full SDK

Versions compared

	Mini2 (CM4)	Mini2 (CM5)	Mini2S LiDAR	Mini2SW Standard	Mini2SW Pro
Price and stock (October 2026)
Price	$849 (Elecfreaks)	$1,299 (Elecfreaks)	$1,099 (Luwu store), $1,599 (RobotShop)	$739–$839 Kickstarter, $1,299 list	$849–$949 Kickstarter, $1,499 list
Stock	Out of stock	In stock	Luwu pre-sale, ships within 10 days	Backers only, ships Nov 2026 (est.)	Backers only, ships Nov 2026 (est.)
Hardware
Raspberry Pi	CM4 4 GB	CM5 4 GB	CM5 4 GB	CM5 2 GB	CM5 4 GB
Built-in 360° lidar (up to 12 m)	–	–	●	–	●
Turntable under the arm (4-DOF arm)	–	–	●	●	●
Wheel on each foot, swaps back to plain feet with screws	–	–	–	●	●
Joints and motors	15	15	16	20 (4 wheels)	20 (4 wheels)
Weight	915 g	915 g	915 g	1,200 g (1,000 g legs-only)	1,200 g (1,000 g legs-only)
4.5 kg·cm magnetic-encoder servos, camera, screen face, mic, speaker, IMU	●	●	●	●	●

Luwu also lists a Mini2S standard edition without lidar, but its store sells only the LiDAR edition. No official lidar add-on is sold for the Mini2 or the Mini2SW Standard. Neither lidar model is named. Luwu gives 0.02–12 m for the Mini2S and 0.05–12 m ToF for the Mini2SW Pro. RobotShop's Mini2S page names a CM5 in its title but a CM4 chip (BCM2711) in its specs. The XGO-Ranger from the Mini2SW campaign is a separate two-wheeled model ($399–$529 on Kickstarter). Luwu store ↗ · Luwu Mini2S ↗ · Elecfreaks spec table ↗ · Mini2SW Kickstarter ↗

Price and shipping

Kickstarter pledge tiers, campaign Sept 1 – Oct 1, 2026. Standard $739 – $839, Pro $849 – $949, Ultimate Kit $1,358, shipping extra. A simplified XGO-Ranger with the same core hardware is $399 – $529. Kickstarter lists estimated delivery as November 2026.

Shipping: Kickstarter delivery est. Nov 2026. The Kickstarter campaign ran Sept 1 – Oct 1, 2026 and was funded. Kickstarter lists estimated delivery as November 2026, and Luwu said in mid-October that this was still on track. Crowdfunded hardware often ships late. Kickstarter ↗

Specifications

Category	Quadrupeds · Desktop / hobby kits
Released	2026
Country	China
Availability	Announced only
Crowdfunding	Kickstarter · Funded · 142 backers · ≈$127,600 (HK$1,001,371) raised of a ≈$5,100 (HK$40,000) goal · Sep 1, 2026 – Oct 1, 2026 · delivery est. Nov 2026 (as of Oct 6, 2026) Campaign ↗
Sales	142 Kickstarter backers, about $127,600 raised (2026, estimate) Kickstarter ↗
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person
LLM support	LLM plans actions · Luwu claims real-time LLM conversation, vision-language scene understanding and voice commands turned into real-world tasks. Unshipped, so claims are unverified. Luwu Mini2SW ↗
MuJoCo simulation	Sim-to-real kit · Luwu's open-source luwu_mjlab (Apache 2.0, built on mjlab and MuJoCo Warp) includes a Mini2SW model with walking and self-righting tasks, and exports trained policies to ONNX. Luwu says policies run on the robot at 50 Hz, with or without the wheel modules. luwu_mjlab on GitHub ↗
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Best for	Ages 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera, Lidar
Actuators	Mixed
Audio	Speaker, Microphone
Compute type	Raspberry Pi
Compute	Raspberry Pi CM5 (2 GB Standard, 4 GB Pro)
Weight	1,200 g (about 1,000 g without the wheel modules)
Speed	Not published, wheels should be much faster than the Mini2 on flat floors (inference)
DOF	20 (12 legs + 4-DOF arm + 4 wheel motors)
Sensors	Camera, screen face, mic/speaker, IMU. The Pro adds 360° ToF lidar (0.05–12 m)
SDK	Yes (Luwu says open source, xgolib/ROS lineage)

Timeline

Sep 1, 2026Campaign launchedKickstarter campaign launched Kickstarter ↗
Oct 1, 2026Campaign endCampaign ended funded, with 142 backers Kickstarter ↗
Nov 2026 (est.)Estimated deliveryEstimated delivery to backers Kickstarter ↗

Common questions

How much does XGO-Mini2SW cost?

XGO-Mini2SW is listed at $739 – $949 (Kickstarter). Kickstarter pledge tiers, campaign Sept 1 – Oct 1, 2026. Standard $739 – $839, Pro $849 – $949, Ultimate Kit $1,358, shipping extra. A simplified XGO-Ranger with the same core hardware is $399 – $529. Kickstarter lists estimated delivery as November 2026.

Can XGO-Mini2SW be bought today?

Not yet. It has been announced but is not on sale. The Kickstarter campaign ran Sept 1 – Oct 1, 2026 and was funded. Kickstarter lists estimated delivery as November 2026, and Luwu said in mid-October that this was still on track. Crowdfunded hardware often ships late.

Who makes XGO-Mini2SW?

XGO-Mini2SW is made by Luwu Dynamics. It came out in 2026.

Can XGO-Mini2SW be programmed?

Full SDK. Yes (Luwu says open source, xgolib/ROS lineage).

Does XGO-Mini2SW have AI chat or LLM support?

LLM plans actions. Luwu claims real-time LLM conversation, vision-language scene understanding and voice commands turned into real-world tasks. Unshipped, so claims are unverified.