Was ~$10,000 (quote)Quote-only research kit; Ghost Robotics told IEEE Spectrum in 2016 it had been selling Minitaur for about $10,000.
Discontinued · unavailableDirect driveResearchDiscontinued
UnavailableShipping: N/A. Discontinued; not realistically obtainable.
Overview
A University of Pennsylvania-derived direct-drive quadruped that could open doors, climb fences and bound, sold to labs as Ghost Robotics' first product. It proved that direct-drive legs without gearboxes could sense contact through the motors themselves. Replaced by the Spirit 40 and Vision 60 lines as the company moved to defense customers.
Specifications
| Category | Quadrupeds · Research & legacy platforms |
|---|---|
| Released | 2016 |
| Availability | Discontinued · unavailable |
| Programmability | Full SDK |
| Best for | Professionals & labs |
| Vision sensors | No vision sensors |
| Actuators | Brushless / direct-drive motors |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller |
| Compute | STM32F303 Arduino-compatible microcontroller; Picatinny rails and SPI/I2C/UART for add-on sensors and computers |
| Weight | 5 kg (3 kg payload) |
| Speed | 1.45 m/s running; 0.48 m vertical jump |
| DOF | 8 (direct-drive, 2 per leg) |
| Sensors | IMU, motor encoders |
| SDK | Ghost Robotics SDK (C++) |
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