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37 of 270 robots state a cost. Costs in other currencies are compared using the ECB reference rate of 14 Oct 2026. Robots without a known cost are hidden unless you include them.

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22 robots of 270

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  • Hexapod

    A six-legged hexapod robot built from 3D-printed parts, driven by 18 MG996 servos and controlled by a Raspberry Pi 5 with a Servo2040 board.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 71/100 · Buildable with some effort
    €280

  • Arduino SimpleFOC Balancer

    A modular two-wheel self-balancing robot driven by gimbal BLDC motors and the SimpleFOC library.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 60/100 · Buildable with some effort
    Cost not stated

  • WheelLeg FullStack Challenge Robot

    A four-bar linkage wheel-leg robot designed for a full-stack robotics development challenge using ROS 2, CAD, and embedded systems.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 60/100 · Buildable with some effort
    • Work in progress
    Cost not stated

  • Balance Ball

    A spherical robot that balances and maneuvers in three degrees of freedom using three orthogonal flywheels and a omnidirectional wheel base.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 55/100 · Buildable with some effort
    ¥1,000≈ €133 (ECB rate, 14 Oct 2026)

  • Dagor Biped

    A low-cost, easy-to-print biped robot hardware design remixed from the Open Robot Dynamic Initiative Bolt robot, controlled by the Dagor brushless motor control module.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 55/100 · Buildable with some effort
    Cost not stated

  • MABEL

    MABEL is an open-source legged balancing robot based on the Boston Dynamics Handle, with articulated legs that can adjust height and balance in multiple axes.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 55/100 · Buildable with some effort
    Cost not stated

  • SoftRobotETF

    A low-cost, modular open-source soft robotics platform with tendon-driven continuum robots controlled by force-feedback actuators over serial and I2C.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 55/100 · Buildable with some effort
    Cost not stated

  • AcroMonk

    A minimalist underactuated brachiating robot that swings along a horizontal ladder bar using one quasi-direct drive actuator and passive grippers.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 50/100 · Buildable with some effort
    • Works with AI
    Cost not stated

  • Antagonistic Tendon Driven Continuum Robot

    A research continuum robot with 4 degrees of freedom that drives two tendons per antagonistic pair with a single servo and measures tendon force with load cells.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 50/100 · Buildable with some effort
    Cost not stated

  • Hexapod v2 (Linkit 7697)

    A six-legged hexapod robot with 18 servo joints, controlled from a mobile phone over Bluetooth Low Energy by a Linkit 7697 board.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 45/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • LZU Ascento

    A two-wheeled, four-bar-linkage wheel-leg balancing robot modeled on the ASCENTO, controlled with LQR on an STM32H723 board.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 45/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • ZeroBug

    A 3D-printed micro-servo hexapod robot controlled by a Raspberry Pi Zero, with an STM32F103 handling leg locomotion and inverse kinematics for its 18 servos.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 45/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Tdrone

    An open-source coaxial twin-rotor drone (helicopter-style swashplate control) that can be 3D printed and rebuilt by hobbyists.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 40/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • TipTap

    A 3D-printed bipedal robot built as a low-cost desktop platform for semi-direct drive walking research.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 40/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Upkie

    Open-source wheeled biped robot with wheels for balance and legs for uneven terrain, controllable in simulation and on hardware.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 40/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Wheel-legged Robot (Balance Leg V2)

    A wheel-legged balancing robot with leg-joint motors and hub-wheel motors, controlled by a custom STM32H723 board using LQR and VMC.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

  • Wheelbot

    A jumping reaction wheel unicycle robot that balances on a single wheel and can jump.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • ZGPS-01

    A transformable robot that switches between a spherical rolling mode and a hexapod walking mode.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 35/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • ALARIS Hand

    An open-source 6-DOF anthropomorphic robotic hand with linkage-based fingers and worm-and-rack transmissions, intended as a low-cost platform for research and education.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 30/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Stepping Balancer

    A two-wheeled inverted pendulum robot controlled by a Nucleo board and driven by stepper motors.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 25/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • Zhuge Liang Four-Wheel Car Kart Hardware

    Open-source electronics hardware for a kart entry in the 21st Intelligent Car Competition provincial round, designed in LCEDA Pro.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 20/100 · Incomplete documentation
    Cost not stated

  • 105 underwater robot (sea version)

    An underwater robot made by team 105, sea version: its control programs and the circuit boards of the main board and the power compartment.

    OtherAdvancedBuildability 5/100 · Incomplete documentation
    • No license
    Cost not stated

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