# MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab: quadruped robotics company

Canonical ID: `7b77c911-69e9-4143-9b11-783e32af6730`

- **Slug:** mit-biomimetic-robotics
- **HQ:** Cambridge, MA, USA
- **Category:** [Quadrupeds](/quadrupeds)

## Models

- [MIT Mini Cheetah](/models/mini-cheetah.md) (quadruped) (id: `517ccfbd-1687-4831-a8b5-6812defa14c9`)

## Current leadership (2)

- [Sangbae Kim](/people/sangbae-kim.md) Professor & Director, MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab (secondary-verified)
- [Ben Katz](/people/ben-katz.md) Actuator Designer, MIT Mini Cheetah (secondary-verified)

## Supplies to

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## Common questions

### What is MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab?

The [MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab](/companies/mit-biomimetic-robotics), led by Professor Sangbae Kim, created the MIT Cheetah and Mini Cheetah platforms that advanced dynamic legged locomotion with bio-inspired design. The lab focuses on high-speed running, dynamic jumping, and compliant actuation. Mini Cheetah has been widely adopted as an open research platform across multiple universities.

### What does MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab make?

MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab has 1 robot model on the DEPLOY registry: MIT Mini Cheetah (MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab builds physical robots).

### Who competes with MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab?

On the DEPLOY registry, peer companies to MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab building in the same form factors include Unitree Robotics, Boston Dynamics, DEEP Robotics, Xiaomi.

### Where is MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab headquartered?

MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab is headquartered in Cambridge, MA, USA.

### Where does MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab operate robots?

MIT Biomimetic Robotics Lab is a robot manufacturer and does not directly operate deployments on the DEPLOY registry. Its products are deployed by customer operators; see the company page for the verified deployment record.


## The verified answers

- [Which companies have the most robots deployed](/which-companies-have-the-most-robots-deployed.md)
- [Which operators run the most robots](/which-operators-run-the-most-robots.md)
- [Which robot operators cover the most countries](/which-robot-operators-cover-the-most-countries.md)

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