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Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Baby Elephant

A quadruped robot from China, first released 2011.

Sources retrieved: 6 September 2026 (A, B)

Status
Discontinued
Applications
Research and development
Indicative price
Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer
Intended to replace manual labour via human-machine teleoperated remote control for carrying, searching, detecting and rescue operations in complex, hazardous environments.

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Specifications

3/33 specifications disclosed 30 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

WeightNot stated
LengthNot stated
WidthNot stated
HeightNot stated
Degrees of freedom12DoF
Payload, walking100kg220lbOur conversion from 100 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
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 autonomy1/6 disclosed

LiDARNot stated
CamerasNot stated
Onboard computeNot stated
ROS 2Not stated
SDK languagesNot stated
Autonomy featuresHuman-machine teleoperated remote control, with onboard force sensing and real-time feedback allowing automatic balance recovery under inertial and external impact forces.

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.

Degrees of freedom

12DoF

76 quadrupeds state degrees of freedom

Baby Elephant

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

Notes

An electric-hydraulic hybrid research quadruped from Shanghai Jiao Tong University, developed under China's National '863 Program' from 2011.

Meant to replace manual labour via teleoperation for carrying, search, detection and rescue in hazardous environments; seven patents had been filed as of 2012.

Sources

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

  1. Asohu.com/a/429444355_120472831Secondary. Retrieved 6 September 2026
  2. Bnews.sjtu.edu.cn/mtjj/20180405/57956.htmlSecondary. Retrieved 6 September 2026

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