Needs
- serious lidar, mid360 or better
- onboard compute, the more the better
- self charging
- waterproof, dustproof (at least splash proof)
nice to have:
- wheels with some reasonable speed (outdoors most of the time more efficient to drive, also we can dev non-holonomic pathing)
- light to travel with (sub 35kg with box, without bottery)
Candidates
DOBOT hexplorer
DEEP LYNX M20
Unitree A2
Candidates (not being sold yet)
DEEP LYNX S10 - amazing, has all (launched 2026-05-22; was "M10" in my head)
Unitree AS2 - L2 lidar, other then that good
Spec comparison
| Robot |
Total weight |
Top speed |
Mobile carry capacity |
| DOBOT Hexplorer (hexapod) |
30 kg w/ battery (20 kg w/o) |
Not published |
10 kg rated, 15 kg max |
| Deep Robotics Lynx M20 (wheeled quad) |
33 kg incl. battery |
7.2 km/h |
15 kg rated; 50 kg max static |
| Unitree A2 (quad) |
37 kg w/ dual batteries |
18 km/h |
25 kg walking; 100 kg standing |
| Deep Robotics Lynx S10 (wheeled quad, new) |
<20 kg incl. battery |
28.8 km/h (flat) |
8+ kg effective; 120 kg max static |
| Unitree AS2 (quad) |
18 kg |
10.8 km/h (AIR) / 13.3 km/h (PRO, EDU) |
15 kg walking; 65 kg standing (EDU) |
Notes
- DOBOT Hexplorer: LiDAR is mounted pointing up, which is a problem for stairs navigation and it's unclear whether the hexapod can navigate stairs at all.
Needs
nice to have:
Candidates
DOBOT hexplorer
DEEP LYNX M20
Unitree A2
Candidates (not being sold yet)
DEEP LYNX S10 - amazing, has all (launched 2026-05-22; was "M10" in my head)
Unitree AS2 - L2 lidar, other then that good
Spec comparison
Notes