CyberDog 2

CyberDog 2 is a second generation quadruped robot designed as a research platform as well as a robotic pet. It can walk, dance, and change color using a special body skin, and is smaller and smarter then previous versions. This pup can be used to explore how robots work and how they can serve as human companions.

Creator

Xiaomi

Year

2023

Country

China 🇨🇳

Categories

Features

A spinning view of a black and silver robot dog. — See a 360° view of CyberDog 2. Photos: Xiaomi Robotics Lab

Did you know?

CyberDog 2 is the second generation of Xiaomi's four-legged robot CyberDog.

A brown and white dog and a robotic CyberDog 2 look at each other. — Robot dog's best friend. Photo: Xiaomi Robotics Lab

History

CyberDog 2 was announced in 2023 by Chinese consumer electronics giant Xiaomi. The second generation in the CyberDog series, the new model is smaller, lighter, and more capable than its predecessor. The company described it as a "bionic quadruped robot" designed as a research platform as well as a robotic companion to people.

Xiaomi equipped CyberDog 2 with powerful compute modules for advanced control, sensing, and AI, allowing the robot to perform tasks such as autonomous navigation, object tracking, SLAM, obstacle avoidance, and face and voice recognition. Xiaomi says its open platform for quadruped robots is going to be created and improved along with developers around the world.

A black and silver Xiaomi CyberDog 2 robotic dog puts it's paw into the hand of a woman sitting on a silver trunk. — Hi, I'm CyberDog 2, nice to meet you. Photo: Xiaomi Robotics Lab

A young boy runs towards a small robotic dog on a skateboard. — Wait, do I skateboard? Help?! Photo: Xiaomi Robotics Lab

Specs

Overview: Bio-inspired design with AI-powered learning capabilities. Dynamic motion using high torque actuators. Mobile app and voice control. Modular and low-cost design. Two speeds: 3.6 km/h walking, 5.76 km/h running.
Status: Ongoing
Year: 2023
Website: mi.com/cyberdog2
Width: 34 cm
Height: 48 cm
Length: 56 cm
Weight: 8.9 kg
Speed: 5.8 km/h
Sensors: Head with Intel RealSense D430 RGB-D camera, AI interactive camera, and fisheye camera. Neck with YDLIDAR TG30 lidar sensor. Torso with touch sensors, ultrasonic sensors, ToF, UWB, and IMU. Legs with rotary encoders.
Actuators: 12 quasi-direct drive actuators consisting of planetary gears and brushless DC motors.
Degrees of Freedom (DoF): 12 DoF (Leg: 3 DoF x 4)
Materials: Carbon fiber, aluminum, ABS
Compute: 6-core Nvidia Carmel ARM v8.2 64-bit CPU; 384-core Nvidia Volta GPU with 48 Tensor Cores; 8 GB 128-bit LPDDR4x RAM; 16 GB eMMC; 32 GB Class 10 SD.
Software: Ubuntu Linux OS, Python control application, ROS, Android app.
Power: 97.2 Wh lithium-ion battery pack, 1.5 hours of operation
Cost: US $1,780