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The HopeJR vs Hyperspawn Dropbear

Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100

HopeJR has 34 more degrees of freedom (66 vs 32) than Dropbear. Listed prices: HopeJR $3,000, Dropbear $9,999. Openness score: HopeJR 90, Dropbear 100 (of 100); only Dropbear publishes POL. Availability: HopeJR diy build, Dropbear preorder.

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FieldThe Robot Studio & Hugging FaceThe HopeJRHyperspawn RoboticsHyperspawn DropbearΔ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)The Robot Studio & Hugging FaceHyperspawn Robotics
ClassHumanoidHumanoid
StatusActiveActive
Availability (differs)DIY buildPreorder
Country (differs)FranceIndia
Year (differs)20252023
Specifications
Height—unsourced180cm
Mass—unsourced45kg
Degrees of freedom (differs)6632+34 (+106%)
Payload—unsourced5kg
Top speed—unsourced—unsourced
Runtime—unsourced120min
Battery capacity—unsourced960Wh
Price (differs)3,000USD9,999USD−6,999 USD (-70%)
Actuators (differs)Robstride 02 (humanoid body update)MyActuator RMD-X10, RMD-X8, RMD-X6 and CEM-60 over 1 Mbit/s CAN (18 per the 2026 BOM; myactuator-can lists 12 RMD-X8 Pro, 4 RMD-X10 V3, 6 CEM-60); 6 NEMA 17 lead-screw steppers in the Stewart-platform neck. hyperspawn.ai: servo + QDD.
Compute—unsourcedNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB (BOM; Orin NX 16GB alternative) plus one ESP32-DevKitC-V4 CAN node per limb. Kit: Raspberry Pi 5 base, Jetson Orin advanced.
Sensors—unsourcedIntel RealSense D455f depth camera, IMU (center-IMU controller role), foot load cells (4x HX711 per foot, dropbear-feet), actuator encoders; five AS5600 magnetic angle sensors per leg controller (observation-safe firmware)
Openness and provenance
Openness bar90100
Openness score (differs)90/ 100100/ 100−10
CAD (25)publicpublic
Bill of materials (20)publicpublic
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20)publicpublic
Firmware (15)publicpublic
Software (10)publicpublic
Trained policies (10) (differs)not publicpublic
Verification level (differs)L1L2
Sources (differs)416
Last checked2026-09-252026-09-25

A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: HopeJR, Dropbear.

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