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Quadruped · Research and development

HyQ

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Useful for: Research and development

by Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia

Key facts

Quadruped weighing 80 kg, with a camera and lidar.

Height
98 cm
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. legs fully extended. Original text: “Dimensions (fully stretched legs): 1.0m x 0.5m x 0.98m (Length x Width x Height)”

Legs fully extended.

Weight
80 kg
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. external hydraulic power supply. Original text: “Weight: 80kg (external hydraulic power supply)”

External hydraulic power supply.

Top speed
2 m/s
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. up to; walk, trot and run. Original text: “Walk, trot and run up to 2m/s”

Up to; walk, trot and run.

Degrees of freedom
12 count
Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. Original text: “Number of active DOF: 12 hydraulic actuators”

Not disclosed price, battery life, availability in France

Specifications

10 verified specifications · updated on

HyQ, specifications and levels of evidence
SpecificationHyQLevel of evidence
Height98 cmOriginal text: “0.98m”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. legs fully extended. Original text: “Dimensions (fully stretched legs): 1.0m x 0.5m x 0.98m (Length x Width x Height)”
Width50 cmOriginal text: “0.5m”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. legs fully extended. Original text: “Dimensions (fully stretched legs): 1.0m x 0.5m x 0.98m (Length x Width x Height)”
Depth1 mOriginal text: “1.0m”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. legs fully extended; listed as Length. Original text: “Dimensions (fully stretched legs): 1.0m x 0.5m x 0.98m (Length x Width x Height)”
Weight80 kgClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. external hydraulic power supply. Original text: “Weight: 80kg (external hydraulic power supply)”
Maximum speed2 m/sClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. up to; walk, trot and run. Original text: “Walk, trot and run up to 2m/s”
Locomotion typeQuadrupedOriginal text: “Hydraulically actuated Quadruped robot”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. Original text: “HyQ is a fully torque-controlled Hydraulically actuated Quadruped robot”
Degrees of freedom12 countClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. Original text: “Number of active DOF: 12 hydraulic actuators”
CameraYes, stereo cameraOriginal text: “stereo camera”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. Original text: “Onboard sensors: High-resolution relative+absolute position and torque sensors on each joint, inertial measurement unit (IMU), hydraulic system pressure, stere…”
LiDARYes, LIDAROriginal text: “LIDAR”Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. Original text: “Onboard sensors: High-resolution relative+absolute position and torque sensors on each joint, inertial measurement unit (IMU), hydraulic system pressure, stere…”
Onboard computePC104 Pentium, real-time Linux (Xenomai) with multi-I/O boardsClaimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. Original text: “Onboard computer: PC104 Pentium, real-time Linux (Xenomai) with multi-I/O boards”

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System and firmware

Operating system
real-time Linux (Xenomai) Claimed by the manufacturerClaimed by the manufacturer. Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia (pages produit officielles), accessed 28 September 2026. Original text: “Onboard computer: PC104 Pentium, real-time Linux (Xenomai) with multi-I/O boards”

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