Hyperspawn Dropbear vs PUDU D9
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
Dropbear is 10 cm taller (180 vs 170 cm) and 20 kg lighter (45 vs 65 kg) than PUDU D9. Dropbear has 10 fewer degrees of freedom (32 vs 42) and 15 kg less rated payload (5 vs 20 kg) than PUDU D9. Dropbear lists at $9,999; PUDU D9 is not for sale. Openness score: Dropbear 100, PUDU D9 0 (of 100); only Dropbear publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Dropbear preorder, PUDU D9 not for sale.
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|---|---|---|---|
| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | Hyperspawn Robotics | Pudu Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | Preorder | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | India | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2023 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height (differs) | 180cm | 170cm | +10 cm (+6%) |
| Mass (differs) | 45kg | 65kg | −20 kg (-31%) |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 32 | 42 | −10 (-24%) |
| Payload (differs) | 5kg | 20kg | −15 kg (-75%) |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 2m/s | |
| Runtime | 120min | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity (differs) | 960Wh | 720Wh | +240 Wh (+33%) |
| Price (differs) | 9,999USD | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | 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. | Pudu joint modules (352 N·m max torque) | |
| Compute (differs) | NVIDIA 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. | 275 TOPS onboard | |
| Sensors (differs) | Intel 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) | RGB, RGB-D cameras, tactile sensors, IMU | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 100/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +100 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L2 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 16 | 2 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Dropbear, PUDU D9.
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