NavBot-D1

$4,999

Out of stockOpen sourceJetson OrinRL walking25 kg payload

Weeks+Shipping: Sold out.

LEARN MORE (NavBot, D1 page) ↗

Overview

An open-source quadruped from NavBot, a small robotics company in Frisco, Texas. Its developer Frank Fu documents it in a full build video and written guide. The aluminum frame carries 12 DaMiao actuators on a CAN bus and a Jetson Orin Nano Super running ROS 2 and a reinforcement-learning gait. The GPL-3.0 hardware repository holds the STEP model, drawings, printable parts, BOM and BMS board. Separate repositories cover motion recording in Gazebo, policy training in Isaac Gym, and MuJoCo checks before deployment on the robot. NavBot quotes up to 97 N·m peak joint torque and a 25 kg payload, but no weight or speed.

At $4,999 it costs far less than a Unitree Go2 EDU, which also uses a Jetson Orin Nano, though the D1 ships without a camera or lidar. Like Solo 12 it publishes everything needed to build or modify the robot, but NavBot also sells it assembled. It suits labs and advanced builders who want an open RL quadruped they can repair and change. NavBot also sells the EG01, an 8-DOF desktop dog weighing 423 g, at $199.49 (sold out, October 2026).

Type: Quadruped robot · Developer-grade
Maker: NavBot (USA)
Released: 2026
Price: $4,999
Status: Out of stock
Best for: Professionals & labs
Programming: Open source (hardware + software)

Price and shipping

Assembled and calibrated robot with batteries and charger (NavBot store, sold out in October 2026, with "expedited production underway"). NavBot also sells D1 parts separately, such as the CNC leg set, sheet-metal body and BMS board.

Shipping: Sold out. NavBot's store showed the D1 sold out at $4,999 on an October 2026 check, saying stock is low and expedited production is underway. Its shipping policy gives 2–6 weeks of production for the D1, then ground or freight delivery from Frisco, Texas, and units are hand-assembled and tested in small batches. NavBot ↗

Specifications

Category	Quadrupeds · Developer-grade
Released	2026
Country	USA
Availability	Out of stock
Programmability	Open source (hardware + software)
Built-in autonomy	None / scripted · Moves only when controlled, or plays preset motions
LLM support	Possible via SDK · No built-in LLM. The robot runs ROS 2 Humble on a Jetson with open source code, so an LLM on the Jetson or a computer could send it velocity commands through ROS 2. D1_rl_sar ↗
MuJoCo simulation	Sim-to-real kit · NavBot publishes a D1 MJCF model with flat and terrain scenes for checking RL policies in MuJoCo, plus the Jetson deployment code that runs the same ONNX policy on the real robot. D1_rl_sar ↗
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	Sim-to-real kit · NavBot publishes D1 Isaac Gym (Preview 4) training code with a motion dataset and ONNX export, deployed on the robot through D1_rl_sar. The training repo is licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0. D1_HIMLoco ↗
Gazebo simulation	Official model · NavBot publishes a D1 Gazebo setup with NMPC and whole-body control, used to record expert motion data for training. D1_Legged_mpc_amp ↗
Best for	Professionals & labs
Vision sensors	No vision sensors
Actuators	Brushless / direct-drive motors
Audio	No audio
Compute type	NVIDIA Jetson
Compute	NVIDIA Jetson Orin Nano Super 8 GB on a custom carrier board, with an STM32-based BMS
Weight	Not published. 25 kg payload and about 2 h battery life per the build guide, with a hot-swappable battery dock
Speed	Not published
DOF	12 DaMiao DM6248P actuators over CAN FD, up to 97 N·m peak joint torque
Sensors	DaMiao DM-IMU-L1 IMU and joint telemetry. No camera or lidar listed, with optional LoRa, GPS and video transmission modules
SDK	ROS 2 Humble on JetPack 6.2.2, open-source RL training (Isaac Gym), MuJoCo checking and Jetson deployment code, plus a D1 SDK repository

Timeline

Apr 16, 2026ReleasedListed on NavBot's store at $4,999. NavBot ↗
May 27, 2026UpdateHardware files published on GitHub under GPL-3.0. GitHub ↗
Jul 9, 2026UpdateFull build guide and video published, covering assembly, Jetson setup, ROS 2 and RL walking. DEV ↗

Common questions

How much does NavBot-D1 cost?

NavBot-D1 is listed at $4,999. Assembled and calibrated robot with batteries and charger (NavBot store, sold out in October 2026, with "expedited production underway"). NavBot also sells D1 parts separately, such as the CNC leg set, sheet-metal body and BMS board.

Can NavBot-D1 be bought today?

It is out of stock right now. NavBot's store showed the D1 sold out at $4,999 on an October 2026 check, saying stock is low and expedited production is underway. Its shipping policy gives 2–6 weeks of production for the D1, then ground or freight delivery from Frisco, Texas, and units are hand-assembled and tested in small batches.

Who makes NavBot-D1?

NavBot-D1 is made by NavBot (USA). It came out in 2026.

Can NavBot-D1 be programmed?

Open source (hardware + software). ROS 2 Humble on JetPack 6.2.2, open-source RL training (Isaac Gym), MuJoCo checking and Jetson deployment code, plus a D1 SDK repository.

Does NavBot-D1 have AI chat or LLM support?

Possible via SDK. No built-in LLM. The robot runs ROS 2 Humble on a Jetson with open source code, so an LLM on the Jetson or a computer could send it velocity commands through ROS 2.