Use case
Education and research
Teaching labs, STEM programmes and university research
For teaching and research, the software stack is the product. Choose platforms with maintained ROS 2 support, documented APIs and parts you can reorder in three years.
Platforms evaluated for this workflow
Unitree G1
A compact research humanoid that put bipedal hardware within reach of university budgets. Best understood as a development platform rather than a production worker.
From $16,000
Unitree RoboticsUnitree Go2
An entry-level quadruped used widely in teaching and light inspection trials, with an edge-compute variant for autonomy work.
From $1,600
Unitree RoboticsUnitree H1
A full-size bipedal platform with high-torque joints, aimed at locomotion research and early industrial pilots.
From $90,000
Clearpath RoboticsClearpath Husky A300
A rugged outdoor research base with strong ROS 2 support, used for field robotics, agriculture and autonomy research.
From $32,000
Shadow Robot CompanyShadow Dexterous Hand
A tendon-driven anthropomorphic hand with tactile fingertips, used in dexterity, teleoperation and learning research.
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AldebaranNAO V6
A small humanoid used in classrooms, therapy programmes and human-robot interaction research, with a stable long-lived SDK.
From $13,000
AldebaranPepper
A wheeled interaction robot for reception, retail and guidance, with a chest tablet used for most transactional flows.
From $22,000