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Stanford Pupper

quadrupedresearchby Stanford University

Stanford University Pupper open-source quadruped robot for education.

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Manufacturer
Stanford University
Form factor
quadruped
Maturity
research
Lifecycle
active

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Key facts

Project

An open-source quadruped from Stanford Student Robotics for learning and experimentation.

Documentation

Pupper v3 docs cover hardware, bill of materials, assembly and software.

Size and weight (v3)

12 degrees of freedom (3 per leg), 3 kg, and 25 x 20 x 22 cm (length, height, width) when crouched.

Actuators (v3)

Steadywin GIM4305 actuators with about 3.5 Nm peak and 1.0 Nm continuous torque and about 30 rad/s max speed.

Sensors (v3)

A 6-axis BNO086 IMU and an IMX296 camera with a 222 degree field of view.

Data & sources

Web sources

3

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Pricing

No verified price is on record for Stanford Pupper. Physical-AI systems are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price.

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Recent activity

Every change to this record is dated, sourced, and independently verified where marked.

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Safety record

No incidents on record for Stanford Pupper.

Only active incidents are counted. Retracted incidents are excluded from this summary but remain reachable at their canonical URLs.

Sources (3)

  1. https://stanfordstudentrobotics.org/pupper
  2. https://pupper-v3-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
  3. https://pupper-v3-documentation.readthedocs.io/en/latest/learn_more/tech_specs.html

Common questions

What is Stanford Pupper?
Stanford University Pupper open-source quadruped robot for education.
How much does Stanford Pupper cost?
Stanford Pupper's price is not publicly disclosed. DEPLOY has no verified price on record for Stanford Pupper from Stanford University. Physical-AI systems like this are often sold through enterprise contracts or operated as a service rather than at a public list price; check the manufacturer for the latest.
Is Stanford Pupper actually deployed in the real world?
Stanford Pupper is at the research stage: it exists, but DEPLOY has no verified real-world deployment on record. Manufacturer capability claims should be read as claims pending independent verification.
Who makes Stanford Pupper?
Stanford Pupper is made by Stanford University, based in Stanford, CA.
Can you buy Stanford Pupper?
Stanford Pupper is at research stage and is not yet available for sale.
What are alternatives to Stanford Pupper?
On the DEPLOY registry, comparable quadruped robots to Stanford Pupper include Spot, ANYbotics ANYmal, Unitree Go2, DEEP Robotics X30.
How does Stanford Pupper compare to Spot?
Stanford Pupper and Spot (Boston Dynamics · 39 deployments) are both quadruped robots on the DEPLOY registry. Stanford Pupper has 0 verified deployments on record. Compare both records for specs, safety, deployments, and verified-vs-claimed autonomy.
Is Stanford Pupper a top quadruped?
On DEPLOY's intelligence score, which blends verified deployments, safety, adoption, media, and IP signals, Stanford Pupper ranks in roughly the top 84% of quadruped models tracked by the registry.
What is Stanford Pupper's maturity stage?
Stanford Pupper is at the research stage on the DEPLOY maturity ladder (research, prototype, pilot, commercial, production). Research stage means active development without commercial deployments on file.
Where is Stanford Pupper deployed?
No verified deployments of Stanford Pupper are currently on the DEPLOY registry. DEPLOY records deployments only when verified at a named site with a primary source; absence may reflect pre-deployment, research, or manufacturer-internal use.
Is Stanford Pupper safe?
Stanford Pupper has no incidents on record in the DEPLOY registry. This does not constitute a safety guarantee; it reflects the incidents DEPLOY has tracked and verified to date.
Methodology: Verified · 3 sources (no primary) · last reviewed 2026-10-10

Verification posture

Verified

Low confidence

Review state

Stable

Last reviewed 2026-10-10

Maturity + lifecycle

Maturity stage: research

Lifecycle: active

Architectural position

Cohort: quadruped

Sources by quality tier

3
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The framework is documented at /methodology. Corrections at /corrections. Reviewer: DEPLOY editorial team.

Methodology surface for Stanford Pupper.