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Tokyo Institute of Technology

TITAN-XIII

A quadruped robot from Japan, first released 2016.

Sources retrieved: 7 September 2026 (A)

Status
Discontinued
Applications
Research and development
Indicative price
Not stated
Intended use, per the manufacturer
Sprawling-type quadruped robot with ability of fast and energy-efficient walking

TITAN-XIII, four-legged robot with a low black box on top, green motors and black carbon-fibre legs splayed out to the sides, seen from the front at an angle, research team photo

Manufacturer's own photo.

Photo: Kitano, Hirose, Horigome and Endo, Fig. 2 in ROBOMECH Journal 3:8 (2016), CC BY 4.0. Background removed.

Specifications

7/33 specifications disclosed 26 not stated

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Physical5/14 disclosed

Weight5.65kg12.5lbOur conversion from 5.65 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, walking5kg11lbOur conversion from 5 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Payload, standing20kg44.1lbOur conversion from 20 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.
Max speed4.968km/h3.09mphOur conversion from 1.38 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 heightNot stated
Max stair height, continuousNot stated
IP ratingNot stated
Operating temperature, lowNot stated
Operating temperature, highNot stated

Power1/5 disclosed

Battery29.04Wh
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 featuresClosed-loop velocity control tracking a commanded target speed

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

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Weight

5.65kg12.5lbOur conversion from 5.65 kg. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

126 quadrupeds state a weight

TITAN-XIII

115 state a higher figure, 6 a lower one. Log scale: each step along the axis multiplies the value.

Degrees of freedom

12DoF

76 quadrupeds state degrees of freedom

TITAN-XIII

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

Max speed

4.968km/h3.09mphOur conversion from 1.38 m/s. The manufacturer does not state an imperial figure itself, so the conversion has no source of its own.

115 quadrupeds state a top speed

TITAN-XIII

78 state a higher figure, 9 a lower one.

Notes

A sprawling-type quadruped from Tokyo Tech's Hirose-Fukushima/Endo laboratory, using a right-angle wire-driven leg mechanism for fast, efficient walking.

Part of the long-running TITAN series (I-XI, 1980s-2000s) from Shigeo Hirose's lab.

Its four identical leg units are modular, easing maintenance and replacement.

Sources

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  1. Alink.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40648-016-0047-1Secondary. Retrieved 7 September 2026

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