Hardware Specifications
Research & Open-Hardware Platforms Catalog & Technical Specs
Open-architecture robot testbeds, mobile manipulators, and modular developer platforms with ROS 2 support. Explore verified manufacturer specifications, payload capacities, degree-of-freedom charts, ROS 2 SDK availability, and commercial unit costs.
Research & Open-Hardware Platforms Technical Snapshot
- Models Cataloged
- 34
- Active models
- ROS 2 SDK Support
- 65%
- 22 open SDK platforms
- Commercial Shipping
- 41%
- 14 currently shipping
- Median Base Price
- $28,500
- Unit base cost
Our hardware registry indexes 34 commercial models in the research & open-hardware platforms category. Verified payloads range from 3kg lightweight dexterous arms up to 250kg heavy-duty mobile warehouse units.
22 models offer native ROS 2 packages and Python SDKs for custom autonomy and teleoperation development, with 14 platforms actively shipping to commercial customers.
| Robot Model | Disclosed price |
|---|---|
| Developer / Educational KitIncludes SDK & simulation environment | $8,000 – $16,000 |
| Standard Commercial UnitTurnkey industrial deployment | $25,000 – $45,000 |
| Full-Scale Humanoid PlatformHigh-payload bipedal embodiment | $75,000 – $150,000 |
Hardware specs and unit pricing sourced directly from verified manufacturer specification sheets.