Quadruped robots

OpenCat

One of GitHub's most popular open quadruped and desktop robot frameworks, behind the Bittle robot dog and Nybble robot cat.

5.4k stars MIT PetoiCamp/OpenCat-Quadruped-Robot

What’s included

  • Servo control
  • Gait coordination
  • IMU algorithms
  • 3D-printable shells
  • Embedded code

Best for

Education, rapid prototyping and desktop-scale legged robots.

How we work with quadruped robots

Legged robots go where wheels can’t. We cover everything from desktop robot dogs for teaching to torque-controlled platforms for dynamic locomotion research, along with ROS 2 navigation and mapping.

  • STEM and university teaching kits
  • Gait design and tuning in simulation
  • ROS 2 navigation and mapping
  • Inspection and patrol prototypes

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ODRI Solo8 / Solo12

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The Open Dynamic Robot Initiative, started by the Max Planck Institute and partners, behind the Solo8 and Solo12 robot dogs.

High-torque brushless actuatorsMotor driver boardsLightweight leg CAD
1.5k BSD-3-Clause Details
Quadruped robots

CHAMP

chvmp/champ

A ROS / ROS 2 quadruped control suite that generates gaits and simulates navigation for almost any quadruped in Gazebo or RViz.

ROS / ROS 2Gait generatorGazebo simulationAutonomous navigation
2.3k BSD-3-Clause Details