$242.99 – $446.99WAVEGO Basic and WAVEGO Pro Basic $242.99, WAVEGO PI4 Kit $415.99 and WAVEGO Pro PI5 Kit $446.99, with the Raspberry Pi included in the kits (Waveshare store, September 2026). 18650 cells bought separately. Year based on the GitHub repository (Feb 2022), with the Pro following in 2025.
AvailableESP32Raspberry PiMetal frameBudget
Possibly ≤ 1 weekShipping: ~1–2 weeks. Sold on the Waveshare store and Amazon US. Amazon listings can arrive within a week when stocked. Waveshare ↗
Overview
An aluminum-and-nylon 12-DOF dog in the same spirit as MechDog, with an ESP32 that runs the gaits and room for a Raspberry Pi that adds OpenCV face recognition, color tracking and motion detection. The 2025 WAVEGO Pro keeps the base price but switches to serial bus servos that report their position and adds Raspberry Pi 5 support. The Basic version carries up to 300 g.
Specifications
| Category | Quadrupeds · Desktop / hobby kits |
|---|---|
| Released | 2022 |
| Country | China |
| Availability | Available |
| Programmability | Full SDK |
| Built-in autonomy | Reactive · Responds to its surroundings without a map, such as avoiding obstacles or following a person |
| LLM support | Possible via SDK · Open-source ESP32 and Raspberry Pi code with a JSON command protocol, no built-in LLM. |
| MuJoCo simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| NVIDIA Isaac simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| Gazebo simulation | None found · Nothing found. |
| Best for | Ages 14+ (estimated) |
| Vision sensors | Camera |
| Actuators | Smart servos (Dynamixel, Feetech…) |
| Audio | No audio |
| Compute type | Arduino / ESP32 / microcontroller, Raspberry Pi |
| Compute | ESP32 sub-controller for gaits and inverse kinematics, optional Raspberry Pi 4B (Pro also Pi 5) host for vision |
| Weight | 465 g (Basic) / 554 g (EX, Pi kit) with batteries, 218 × 116 × 152 mm standing (original WAVEGO) |
| Speed | Not published |
| DOF | 12 servos (3 per leg) on multi-link legs. The Pro uses serial bus servos with position, speed and voltage feedback |
| Sensors | ICM20948 9-axis IMU, 2 MP or 5 MP 160° camera (EX and Pi kits), OLED display |
| SDK | Open-source ESP32 and Raspberry Pi code, browser control over the robot's own Wi-Fi hotspot, JSON commands, ESP-NOW (Pro) |
Ratings & reviews
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