Direct Drive Technology · legged machine
DIABLO
A two-legged, wheel-footed robot that balances upright or crouches low, with ROS 2 and Python support. It carries up to 80 kg crouched but only 4 kg standing.
- Price
- $4,399Cheaper than 86%
- Height
- 49 cmTaller than 18%
- Weight
- 22.9 kgHeavier than 48%
- Payload
- 80 kgCarries more than 33%
- Speed
- 7.2 km/hFaster than 68%
- Battery
- 4 hRuns longer than 83%
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Why it matters
Marketed as the first direct-drive, self-balancing wheel-legged robot sold as an open development platform.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
Direct Drive TechnologyCompany · ChinaHow it stacks up
Against other legged & novel that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
DIABLO is taller than 18% of the 22 other legged & novel that publish a height. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
DIABLO is heavier than 48% of the 25 other legged & novel that publish a weight. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
DIABLO is faster than 68% of the 19 other legged & novel that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
DIABLO carries more than 33% of the 9 other legged & novel that publish a payload. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
DIABLO has more joints than 13% of the 16 other legged & novel that publish a joints. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
DIABLO runs longer than 83% of the 6 other legged & novel that publish a battery. Bars show the 6 closest in date.
DIABLO costs less than 86% of the 7 other legged & novel that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Wheel-legs · 6 joints
- How it runs
- Assisted. A person drives it with a remote while it balances on its wheel-legs itself; developers can program their own autonomy through ROS 2.
- Actuators & motors
- Six M1502D direct-drive joints (no gearbox)
- Battery & power
- About 4 h upright at high speed, 40+ min at low speed (maker figures)
- AI & software
- Open SDK: Python, ROS, C++, Raspberry Pi
- Other details
- Self-balancing wheel-legged robot that can add lidar and other modules
From the maker
DIABLO is the only machine from Direct Drive Technology in the atlas.
Watch DIABLO
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $4,399retail listings about $4,399-$5,999
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- Sold through online retailers
- Where it is sold or used
- China
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Direct Drive Technology unveils DIABLO
The company launched DIABLO, a programmable self-balancing wheel-legged robot with six direct-drive joints.
Newsfile
Sources
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