Compare

MIT Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory

Cheetah 3

A quadruped robot from the United States, first released 2018.

Sources retrieved: 4 September 2026 (A)

Status
Demonstrator
Applications
Research and developmentDefence and emergency response
Indicative price
Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer
Designed to explore hazardous environments and industrial facilities like power plants without relying on vulnerable visual sensors.

Visit website

MIT Cheetah 3 blind locomotion quadruped research robot

Manufacturer's own photo.

Specifications

5/33 specifications disclosed 28 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.

Physical5/14 disclosed

Weight41kg90.4lbOur conversion from 41 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 speed10.8km/h6.71mphOur conversion from 3 m/s. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Max slopeNot stated
Max obstacle height78.7cm31inOur conversion from 787 mm. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Max stair height, continuous18cm7.09inOur conversion from 180 mm. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
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

41kg90.4lbOur conversion from 41 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

124 quadrupeds state a weight

Cheetah 3

49 state a higher figure, 68 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

Cheetah 3

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

Max speed

10.8km/h6.71mphOur conversion from 3 m/s. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

113 quadrupeds state a top speed

Cheetah 3

44 state a higher figure, 35 a lower one. 10 more state exactly the same figure.

Notes

An agile research quadruped from MIT's Biomimetic Robotics Lab.

Pioneered blind locomotion algorithms to cross obstacles, rough terrain and stairs without cameras or vision sensors.

Sources

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

  1. Anews.mit.edu/2018/blind-cheetah-robot-climb-stairs-obstacles-disaster-zones-0705Main source. Retrieved 4 September 2026

Report an error or send an updated datasheet

More robots

Same manufacturer

All robots from MIT Biomimetic Robotics Laboratory

Same type and weight class