Stanford Student Robotics · robot dog
Stanford Doggo
An open-source quasi-direct-drive quadruped that anyone could build with hand tools. It was presented at ICRA 2019 in Montreal and has since been retired.
- Price
- —open-source; parts under US$3,000
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
Not sure this is the one? Find the best robot for your job Starts with: research and teaching. Five more quick questions.
Why it matters
Matched the best animal in vertical jumping agility and beat the previous best robot by 22%.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
Stanford Student RoboticsUniversity lab · Stanford, California, United StatesPublic 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
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
Measures how much people read and write about a robot, not how good it is. Measured 2026-10-13; same method for every robot. How it is measured
What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- How it runs
- Assisted. Students drove it with a remote controller while its motors and control loop handled balance and leaping.
- Actuators & motors
- Quasi-direct-drive brushless motors driving kite-shaped (five-bar) planar legs; legs move only fore and aft
- AI & software
- Open-source hardware and software
- Other details
- Matched the best animal and beat the previous best robot by 22% in vertical jumping agility
Lineage
Every Stanford Student Robotics machine in order.
Watch Stanford Doggo
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not publishedopen-source; parts under US$3,000
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Student research robot; open-source design
- Sold or delivered
- not sold (parts under US$3,000 to replicate)
- Where it is sold or used
- Stanford University, California, United States
News
The latest 1, newest first. Summaries are ours; tap through for the original.
- Stanford students release open-source Doggo
Stanford Student Robotics published build files for Doggo, which costs under $3,000 to make and set a jumping-agility record.
Stanford Daily
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 | Stanford DoggoStanford Student Robotics |  A1Unitree RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  LaikagoUnitree RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  MinitaurGhost RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2019-05-21 | 2020-01 | 2017-09 | 2016 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Discontinued | Discontinued |
| Height | — | 40 cm | 60 cm | — |
| Weight | — | 12 kg | 22 kg | — |
| Joints | — | 12 | 12 | — |
| Speed | — | 11.9 km/h | 5 km/h | 7.2 km/h |
| Payload | — | 5 kg | 9 kg | — |
| Battery | — | 2.5 h | 3 h | — |
| Price | — | — | $45,000 | $10,000 |
Sources
Figures come from a published paper. Every link below backs something on this page.
Photos and logos only identify each robot and its maker. Simbeing is not affiliated with, sponsored by or endorsing any company, and nothing here is advertising. Figures are for statistics only and are not advice of any kind. Terms of use