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MiniHyQ

A quadruped robot from Italy, first released 2014.

Sources retrieved: 4 September 2026 (A)

Status
Discontinued
Applications
Research and developmentDefence and emergency response
Indicative price
Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer
Possible application domains are: disaster recovery... search and rescue, forestry and construction.

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IIT MiniHyQ lightweight hydraulic quadruped research robot

Manufacturer's own photo.

Specifications

2/33 specifications disclosed 31 not stated

Not statedThe manufacturer states nothing about this field.NoStated: the robot does not have this.A marker with an asterisk (*) also carries a caveat.

Select a source marker for source details and notes.

Physical2/14 disclosed

Weight35kg77.2lbOur conversion from 35 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
LengthNot stated
WidthNot stated
HeightNot stated
Degrees of freedom12DoF
Payload, walkingNot stated
Payload, standingNot stated
Max speedNot stated
Max slopeNot stated
Max obstacle heightNot stated
Max stair height, continuousNot stated
IP ratingNot stated
Operating temperature, lowNot stated
Operating temperature, highNot stated

Power0/5 disclosed

BatteryNot stated
RuntimeNot stated
Hot-swap batteryNot stated
Charge timeNot stated
Docking stationNot stated

Sensing and autonomy0/6 disclosed

LiDARNot stated
CamerasNot stated
Onboard computeNot stated
ROS 2Not stated
SDK languagesNot stated
Autonomy featuresNot stated

Payload and expansion0/3 disclosed

Mounting interfaceNot stated
Power outNot stated
Data portsNot stated

Commercial0/1 disclosed

Indicative priceNot stated

Compliance & certifications0/4 disclosed

CENot stated
FCCNot stated
ULNot stated
CCCNot stated

Against the field

Each strip holds every robot of this type in the guide that states the figure, one bar per group of values. Further right means a larger figure, not a better robot.

Weight

35kg77.2lbOur conversion from 35 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

124 quadrupeds state a weight

MiniHyQ

56 state a higher figure, 62 a lower one. 3 more state exactly the same figure. Log scale: each step along the axis multiplies the value.

Degrees of freedom

12DoF

76 quadrupeds state degrees of freedom

MiniHyQ

15 state a higher figure, 4 a lower one. 56 more state exactly the same figure.

Notes

A miniature hydraulic quadruped from IIT's Dynamic Legged Systems lab.

Fully torque-controlled and portable, with reconfigurable leg configurations and a novel isogram knee-joint mechanism.

Sources

One line per source, not per figure: a source has one retrieval date.

  1. Adls.iit.it/robotsMain source. Retrieved 4 September 2026

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