Was $279 – $564 (Kickstarter)2021 Kickstarter pledges ran from $279 (Research Basic Kit) to $564 fully assembled, against a stated $940 retail price for the complete robot. MangDang's store still shows a 'Mini Pupper' listing at $649 pre-assembled alongside Mini Pupper 2 at the same price, so buyers should confirm which hardware ships.

Discontinued · used/leftover onlyROSOpen sourceKickstarter

Weeks+Shipping: Used only. Discontinued in favor of Mini Pupper 2; used units occasionally appear on eBay.

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Overview

MangDang's crowdfunded (Kickstarter/Indiegogo/Makuake, 2021) small-scale take on Stanford Pupper, pitched as the first consumer 12-DOF quadruped designed for mass production. It became a popular ROS teaching robot. Replaced by Mini Pupper 2 with custom servos; v1 units still surface secondhand.

Specifications

Category	Quadrupeds · Desktop / hobby kits
Released	2021
Availability	Discontinued · used/leftover only
Programmability	Open source (hardware + software)
Best for	Ages 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera, Lidar
Actuators	Hobby servos
Audio	No audio
Compute type	Raspberry Pi
Compute	Raspberry Pi 4 / CM4
Weight	560 g
Speed	Not published
DOF	12 hobby servos
Sensors	IMU; optional lidar and camera
SDK	ROS/ROS2, Python (open source)