Unitree Robotics · robot dog
XDog
A robot dog Wang Xingxing built during his master's studies (2013-2016), with his own motor drives and leg designs. Its videos spread widely in June 2016 and Unitree was founded soon after.
- Price
- —Not published
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- —Not published
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
The student-built prototype whose viral videos led to Unitree, which went on to drive robot-dog prices sharply down.
Real-world use
No customers or deployments reported yet.
Maker
Unitree RoboticsCompany · founded 2016 · Hangzhou, ChinaPublic company: listed on Shanghai's STAR Market on 19 Aug 2026 (688836.SH), raising about 6.1 billion yuan at 150.80 yuan a share; earlier…
Public attention
A historic robot: no longer sold or in use, so it is not ranked against current machines.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- No recent press stories listed yet
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- How it runs
- Assisted. Its builder steered it with a remote control while its own controller handled balance and walking.
- Actuators & motors
- Self-designed drive electronics with permanent-magnet synchronous motors (PMSM) and single-leg design
Lineage
Every Wang Xingxing / Unitree Robotics machine in order.
- XDog2016Retired
Laikago2017Discontinued
AlienGo2019Discontinued
A12020Discontinued
B12021Discontinued
Go12021Discontinued
Go22023In service
B22023Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useRifle-armed robot dog (Golden Dragon 2024)2024Prototype
Go2-W2024Commercial
B2-W2024Commercial- No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useA2 (Stellar Hunter)2025Commercial
As22026Commercial
Unitree Robotics also makes 8 humanoids. See every Unitree Robotics robot
Watch XDog
Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- Not published
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Built
- Prototype only
- Sold or delivered
- not sold
Side by side with its peers
Picked by the same rules for every robot: another maker’s robot that moves the same way, is at the same stage and does at least one of the same main jobs, first shown within two years. Closer size and price rank higher. How we choose
| Measure | XDogWang Xingxing / Unitree Robotics |  MinitaurGhost RoboticsSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  HyQ2MaxIstituto Italiano di Tecnologia (IIT)Same job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |  MIT Cheetah 2MIT Biomimetic Robotics LabSame job: research · Both walk · Both past robots |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2016-06 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014-09-15 |
| Status | Retired | Discontinued | Retired | Retired |
| Height | — | — | 92 cm | — |
| Weight | — | — | 80 kg | — |
| Joints | — | — | 12 | — |
| Speed | — | 7.2 km/h | 5.4 km/h | — |
| Payload | — | — | — | — |
| Battery | — | — | — | — |
| Price | — | $10,000 | — | — |
Sources
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