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MIT Biomimetic Robotics LaboratoryUnited States2019

Mini Cheetah

  • Demonstrator
  • Under 20 kg
  • Research and development
  • Consumer and education

Key figures as stated by the manufacturer

2 of 6 stated · 4 gapsDemonstrator
  • Weight 9kg19.8lbOur conversion from 9 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A
  • Payload, walking not stated
  • Runtime not stated
  • Max speed 14.04km/h8.72mphOur conversion from 14.04 km/h. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A
  • IP rating not stated
  • Indicative price not stated
Deviations and variants in the key figures (2)

Weight

NoteWeight of approximately 20 pounds (9 kg).

Max speed

NoteTrotting speed up to 3.9 m/s (approx. twice human walking speed).

MIT Mini Cheetah agile quadruped research platform

Manufacturer's own photo.

Intended use, per the manufacturer

The manufacturer’s words

Designed as a robust, resilient platform for dynamic maneuvers and distributed robotics research.

Source: news.mit.edu · Retrieved

This category is not our assessment.

Every field in the schema

3 of 33 fields stated

Imperial figures are our own conversion unless the manufacturer states an imperial figure itself. The source letter always belongs to the metric figure — a conversion has no source of its own.

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Field Value Source and caveats
Physical
Weight9kg19.8lbOur conversion from 9 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A

NoteWeight of approximately 20 pounds (9 kg).

Lengthnot stated
Widthnot stated
Heightnot stated
Degrees of freedom12DoFA

Note12 modular electric actuators, 3 per leg.

Payload, walkingnot stated
Payload, standingnot stated
Max speed14.04km/h8.72mphOur conversion from 14.04 km/h. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.A

NoteTrotting speed up to 3.9 m/s (approx. twice human walking speed).

Max slopenot stated
Single obstaclenot stated
Stair step, continuousnot stated
IP ratingnot stated
Operating temperature, lownot stated
Operating temperature, highnot stated
Power
Batterynot stated
Runtimenot stated
Hot-swap batterynot stated
Charge timenot stated
Docking stationnot stated
Sensing and autonomy
LiDARnot stated
Camerasnot stated
Onboard computenot stated
ROS 2not stated
SDK languagesnot stated
Autonomy levelnot stated
Payload and expansion
Mounting interfacenot stated
Power outnot stated
Data portsnot stated
Commercial
Indicative pricenot stated
EU
CE statednot stated

Records only what the manufacturer states regarding CE marking.

FCC statednot stated
UL statednot stated
CCC statednot stated

Stair step and payload each exist in two variants. Only compare fields with the same label.

Notes

  • A lightweight, highly agile quadruped from the MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab.
  • The first four-legged robot to execute an autonomous 360-degree backflip from a stationary stance, using 12 modular quasi-direct-drive actuators.

The manufacturer’s own page

The manufacturer’s original product page for this model.

Open the manufacturer’s page for Mini Cheetah

https://news.mit.edu/2019/mit-mini-cheetah-first-four-legged-robot-to-backflip-0304

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Sources

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