Stanford Pupper

An Inexpensive & Open-source Quadruped Robot

Stanford Pupper is an quadruped robot designed to help K-12 and undergraduate students get involved in exciting robotics research.

Documentation: https://pupper.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

Kits: Both Cypress Software  and MangDang sell part kits and pre-assembled robots. We’ve personally verified the quality of both vendors. Please check out both vendors to see what fits your needs best. You can also buy the parts yourself using the provided bill of materials.

Tech Specs:
  • Cost: $600-$1000 if you source the parts yourself, otherwise cheaper if you purchase a parts kit.
  • Build instructions, bill of materials, CAD, etc.
  • Code repository: https://github.com/stanfordroboticsclub/StanfordQuadruped
  • Build time: ~ 8 hours depending on expertise
  • Actuators: 12 x JX Servo CLS6336HV

In June 2021 MangDang released Mini Pupper, a commercial educational quadruped robot inspired by Stanford Pupper and in light collaboration with Nathan Kau, the original creator of Stanford Pupper.

Demos/Videos