Hiwonder PuppyPi (Standard → Pro Ultimate) price & specs

Hiwonder PuppyPi (Standard → Pro Ultimate) (1)

Hiwonder PuppyPi (Standard → Pro Ultimate) (2)

Hiwonder PuppyPi (Standard → Pro Ultimate) (3)

$590 – $1,180

AvailableLidar (Pro)ChatGPT demoMetal frame

≤ 1 weekShipping: 2–3 days.

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Overview

Same family as Hiwonder's TonyPi. Ships with a ChatGPT multimodal demo that can be swapped for a local model. Pro tier adds lidar for SLAM.

Type: Quadruped robot · Desktop / hobby kits
Maker: Hiwonder
Released: 2022
Price: $590 – $1,180
Status: Available
Best for: Ages 14+
Programming: Full SDK

Versions compared

	Standard	Advanced	Pro	Pro Ultimate
Price by Raspberry Pi (hiwonder.com)
Raspberry Pi 4B (4 GB)	$589.99	$629.99	$829.99	$889.99
Raspberry Pi 5 (2 GB)	$599.99	$639.99	$839.99	$899.99
Raspberry Pi 5 (4 GB)	$659.99	$699.99	$899.99	$959.99
Raspberry Pi 5 (8 GB)	$759.99	$799.99	$999.99	$1059.99
Raspberry Pi 5 (16 GB)	$879.99	$919.99	$1119.99	$1179.99
Features
8 coreless servos, 2-DOF HD wide-angle camera, IMU, OpenCV vision, app, PC and Python control	●	●	●	●
WonderEcho Pro AI voice box (ChatGPT voice control and scene understanding)	–	●	●	●
Wireless controller	–	–	●	●
Ultrasonic, touch and temperature-humidity sensors, dot matrix display	–	–	●	●
TOF lidar for SLAM mapping and navigation	–	–	●	●
Robotic arm (with sponge cubes to pick up)	–	–	–	●
In the box
Robot, charger, card reader, balls, tags, screwdriver and accessories	●	●	●	●

Prices are Hiwonder's own store prices (October 2026). Contents follow the packing lists in Hiwonder's PuppyPi wiki, where each kit adds to the one before it. ROS 2 (Humble) needs a Raspberry Pi 5, while the Pi 4B options run ROS 1 only. Hiwonder store ↗ · PuppyPi wiki ↗

Price and shipping

Shipping: 2–3 days. Amazon (sold by Hiwonder-US, shipped by Amazon) has the Advanced kit with Pi 5 4GB at $719.99 with Prime delivery. Pro and Standard listings on Amazon are currently unavailable. Direct from Hiwonder ships from Shenzhen, ~7–8 business days. Amazon ↗

Specifications

Category	Quadrupeds · Desktop / hobby kits
Released	2022
Country	China
Availability	Available
Programmability	Full SDK
Built-in autonomy	Navigates · Goes to places on its own, such as mapped rooms, waypoints or its charging dock
LLM support	Official LLM tools · Hiwonder ships ChatGPT multimodal voice and vision demos that need an OpenAI API key, so it is rated tools rather than act. Hiwonder PuppyPi ↗
MuJoCo simulation	None found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulation	None found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulation	Official model · Hiwonder's ROS 1 and ROS 2 courses include a URDF with Gazebo xacro and simulation launch. PuppyPi ROS2 Simulation Course ↗
Best for	Ages 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensors	Camera, Lidar
Actuators	Hobby servos
Audio	Microphone
Compute type	Raspberry Pi
Compute	Raspberry Pi 4B or Pi 5 (2–16 GB)
Weight	720 g (226×149×190 mm), 7.4 V 2200 mAh
Speed	Not published, docs use 5 cm/s examples, ~0.2 m/s practical (est.)
DOF	8 on every version (2 per leg, HPS-0618SG coreless servos), Pro adds lidar + arm
Sensors	Wide-angle camera, mic, lidar + arm on Pro
SDK	Yes. Python, OpenCV, ROS1 + ROS2 (Humble) on Pi 5, ROS1 only on Pi 4B

Common questions

How much does PuppyPi cost?

PuppyPi is listed at $590 – $1,180.

Can PuppyPi be bought today?

Yes, it is on sale. Typical shipping time is 2–3 days. Amazon (sold by Hiwonder-US, shipped by Amazon) has the Advanced kit with Pi 5 4GB at $719.99 with Prime delivery. Pro and Standard listings on Amazon are currently unavailable. Direct from Hiwonder ships from Shenzhen, ~7–8 business days.