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Hiwonder · 2024 · All Hiwonder robots

$1,129.99Hiwonder list price, single version with Jetson Nano, lidar and camera included
AvailableJetson NanoLidar12 DOF
Weeks+Shipping: ~7–8 business days (unconfirmed). In stock at Hiwonder, which ships from Shenzhen. Also listed at RobotShop. Hiwonder ↗

Overview

A larger, Jetson-powered sibling of PuppyPi with three servos per leg instead of two, so it can adjust posture, body height and gait (ripple and trot) through inverse kinematics. Lidar and camera come standard, for SLAM navigation, line following, color and face tracking, and ball kicking. Payload is about 300 g. The software stack is ROS Melodic on Ubuntu 18.04, both past end of life, and unlike PuppyPi it has no ChatGPT demos. The color changed from black to gray in May 2025 with no other changes.

Specifications

CategoryQuadrupeds · Desktop / hobby kits
Released2024
CountryChina
AvailabilityAvailable
ProgrammabilityFull SDK
Built-in autonomyNavigates · Goes to places on its own, such as mapped rooms, waypoints or its charging dock
LLM supportPossible via SDK · No built-in LLM. Its ROS and Python code on the Jetson Nano can be driven by an LLM running elsewhere, and Hiwonder offers no LLM demos for it.
MuJoCo simulationNone found · Nothing found.
NVIDIA Isaac simulationNone found · Nothing found.
Gazebo simulationOfficial model · Hiwonder lists Gazebo simulation support for learning its kinematics and path planning. Hiwonder ROSPug ↗
Best forAges 14+ (estimated)
Vision sensorsCamera, Lidar
ActuatorsSmart servos (Dynamixel, Feetech…)
AudioNo audio
Compute typeNVIDIA Jetson, Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller
ComputeNVIDIA Jetson Nano 4 GB plus an MCU for servo control (Jetson Orin Nano not supported)
WeightAbout 1.65 kg (334×211×210 mm), 11.1 V 3500 mAh LiPo
SpeedNot published
DOF12 (3 per leg), HTS-30HS serial bus servos with feedback (30 kg·cm, 0.10 s/60° at 12 V)
Sensors8 MP wide-angle camera, Oradar MS200 TOF lidar, IMU, OLED display
SDKYes. Python and OpenCV on ROS Melodic (Ubuntu 18.04), with open source code and Gazebo simulation

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