QuadrupedCommercial
Unitree Robotics Go2
Light quadruped with a hemispherical 4D LiDAR and a low entry price compared with industrial platforms. Widely used for reinforcement-learning locomotion research and prototyping.
- Year
- 2023
- Origin
- China
- Autonomy
- L2 · Guided autonomy
- Dataset review
- 2026-11 · Methodology & evidence levels
Spec sheet
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- Weight
- 15 kg
- with battery
- Payload
- 8 kg
- Editorial estimateno official figure; sources range from 3 to 10 kg depending on version
- Operating time
- 90 min
- standard 8,000 mAh battery: 1–2 h; optional 15,000 mAh: 2–4 h
- Top speed
- 3.7 m/s
- Editorial estimate
Primary source quality: Press / aggregator
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Taxonomy profile
Where the platform sits on the four axes of the reference framework.
Autonomy
Guided autonomy- L0
- L1
- L2
- L3
- L4
- L5
Autonomous navigation on defined routes with basic obstacle avoidance.
Coordination
Standalone- Standalone
- Coordinated
- Collaborative swarm
No inter-robot communication; each unit operates in isolation.
Control
primary: Learned policy (RL/VLA)- FPV
- Teleop
- Supervised
- BVLOS
- RL/VLA
supported: Teleoperation · Learned policy (RL/VLA)
Perception
3 sensing modalities- 3D LiDAR
- RGB cameras
- IMU
Operating environments
- Urban / pedestrian
- Industrial plant
Sectors
- Security & surveillance
- Infrastructure inspection
Ideal business case
R&D, education and prototyping
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