ETH Zurich / ANYbotics · robot dog
ANYmal
first generation
A 30 kg, IP67 electric quadruped with series-elastic joints, built for inspection in rough terrain. Its battery lasted 2-4 hours.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- 70 cmTaller than 77%
- Weight
- 30 kgHeavier than 49%
- Payload
- 10 kgCarries more than 19%
- Speed
- 3.6 km/hFaster than 0%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 80%
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Why it matters
The robot that spun out ANYbotics in 2016 to sell legged inspection robots.
Real-world use
Tested on offshore platforms and in sewers; ANYmal B units were sold to research labs.
Timeline
- First shown
- 2016
- Released
- Not yet
Maker
ETH Zurich / ANYboticsCompany · founded 2016 (ANYbotics spin-off) · Zurich, SwitzerlandUS$50M Series B (May 2023)
How it stacks up
Against other robot dogs that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
ANYmal (first generation) is taller than 77% of the 22 other robot dogs that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ANYmal (first generation) is heavier than 49% of the 41 other robot dogs that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ANYmal (first generation) is faster than 0% of the 34 other robot dogs that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ANYmal (first generation) carries more than 19% of the 27 other robot dogs that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ANYmal (first generation) has more joints than 0% of the 23 other robot dogs that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
ANYmal (first generation) runs longer than 80% of the 25 other robot dogs that publish a battery. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: price.
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current machines.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs · 12 joints
- How it runs
- Fully autonomous. It was shown carrying out inspection rounds by itself on offshore and industrial sites, and could also be steered remotely.
- Actuators & motors
- 12 ANYdrive series-elastic electric actuators (720 W peak each), sealed, with hollow shafts
- Sensors & vision
- Joint position and torque sensing, IMUs, stereo camera, lidar, microphone; optional head with 30x zoom camera, thermal camera, ultrasound microphone and gas sensor
- Compute
- Three Intel Core i7 computers (locomotion, navigation, mission)
- Battery & power
- Swappable lithium-ion pack (about 650 Wh), 2-4 hours
- Materials & build
- Carbon fibre, aluminium and 3D-printed parts; IP67
- Other details
- 30 kg; about 3.6 km/h
Lineage
Every ETH Zurich / ANYbotics machine in order.
Watch ANYmal (first generation)
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Customers and pilots
- Research users including ETH Zurich and the University of Oxford; offshore North Sea trials
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | ANYmal (first generation)ETH Zurich / ANYbotics | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useJueyingDEEP RoboticsSame job: inspection · Both walk · Both past robots |  ANYmal CANYboticsSame job: inspection · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2016 | 2018 | 2019-08-22 |
| Status | Discontinued | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Height | 70 cm | — | — |
| Weight | 30 kg | — | 50 kg |
| Joints | 12 | — | — |
| Speed | 3.6 km/h | — | — |
| Payload | 10 kg | — | — |
| Battery | 4 h | — | — |
| Price | — | — | — |
Sources
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