HLQ EDGE
A quadruped robot from Japan, first released 2026.
Sources retrieved: 2 November 2026 (A)
- Applications
- Indicative price
- Not stated
- Intended use, per the manufacturer
- Aimed at industrial sites: heavy-load transport, patrol inspection and remote work (translated from the Japanese).Source and note: Intended use, per the manufacturerA prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000008.000156831.html · Retrieved 2 November 2026
Manufacturer's own photo.
Specifications
8/33 specifications disclosed 25 not stated
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Physical3/14 disclosed
Power1/5 disclosed
Sensing and autonomy2/6 disclosed
Payload and expansion2/3 disclosed
6-channel CAN USB RJ-45 (wired LAN)Commercial0/1 disclosed
Compliance & certifications0/4 disclosed
Against the field
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Height
25–50cm9.84–19.7inOur conversion from 250–500 mm. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
90 quadrupeds state a height
HLQ EDGE states a range, not one figure, so it is shown as a band and not ranked against the others.
Degrees of freedom
12DoF
77 quadrupeds state degrees of freedom
15 state a higher figure, 4 a lower one. 57 more state exactly the same figure.
Runtime
180minNote: load condition not stated
108 quadrupeds state a runtime
29 state a higher figure, 42 a lower one. 3 more state exactly the same figure.
Notes
Highlanders unveiled the HLQ EDGE quadruped on 7 September 2026 (translated from the Japanese).
Highlanders calls it an industrial-grade machine with up to 60 kg payload, up to 330 Nm joint torque and 3 hours of continuous operation (translated from the Japanese).
The release lists wireless connectivity as Wi-Fi 6 (IEEE 802.11ax) and 5G (translated from the Japanese).
The machine has a rear mount rail, and a robot arm developed by Highlanders can be fitted as an option (translated from the Japanese).
Walking is controlled by an in-house AI that uses a world model (translated from the Japanese).
Highlanders' video shows the robot climbing stairs, stepping over a step higher than its torso height in normal walking and jumping a gap between platforms (translated from the Japanese).
TECH+ reports that HLQ EDGE is the successor of the HLQ Air quadruped (translated from the Japanese).
Sources
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- Aprtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000008.000156831.htmlSecondary. Retrieved 2 November 2026
