Weilan Intelligent Technology · robot dog
AlphaDog
A Spot-like consumer robot dog from Nanjing that uses sensors and AI to adjust its stride to the ground. The maker claimed 15 km/h top speed.
- Price
- $2,400Cheaper than 52%
- Height
- —Not published
- Weight
- —Not published
- Payload
- —Not published
- Speed
- 15.0 km/hFaster than 68%
- Battery
- —Not published
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Why it matters
AlphaDog is on the market today.
Real-world use
More than 1,800 sold in its first month on sale (April 2021 report).
Maker
Weilan Intelligent TechnologyCompany · Nanjing, ChinaHow it stacks up
Against other robot dogs that publish the figure. Pick a measure.
AlphaDog is faster than 68% of the 34 other robot dogs that publish a speed. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
AlphaDog costs less than 52% of the 21 other robot dogs that publish a price. Bars show the 7 closest in date.
Not published by the maker: height, weight, payload, joints, battery.
Public attention
A hidden gem: a recent robot with full published specs that gets little attention so far.
- No Wikipedia article of its own yet
- 1 news story from reputable press listed on this page
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What’s inside
The parts the company has talked about publicly.
- Movement
- Walks on legs
- How it runs
- Assisted. Owners steer it by app or voice while it adjusts its own stride to the ground.
- Sensors & vision
- Sensors with AI that estimate ground friction and height to adjust stride (types not given)
- AI & software
- Uses 5G connectivity for autonomy; about 15 km/h
From the maker
AlphaDog is the only machine from Weilan Intelligent Technology in the atlas.
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Made, sold and where
Unit counts are usually company figures; analysts often disagree.
- Price
- $2,40016,000 yuan (about US$2,400)
- How to get one
- No official buying page found
- Sold or delivered
- More than 1,800 sold in its first month on sale in China (April 2021 report)
- Where it is sold or used
- Nanjing, China
News
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- AlphaDog sells 1,800 units in a month
Interesting Engineering reported Weilan's 16,000-yuan AlphaDog sold over 1,800 units in its first month.
Interesting Engineering
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 | No public photo yetWe only show photos we're allowed to useAlphaDogWeilan Intelligent Technology |  Go2Unitree RoboticsSame job: companionship · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar price |  CyberDog 2XiaomiSame job: companionship · Both walk · Both on sale or in pilots · Similar price |
|---|---|---|---|
| First shown | 2021-04 | 2023-07-12 | 2023-08-14 |
| Status | Commercial | Commercial | Commercial |
| Height | — | 40 cm | 48 cm |
| Weight | — | 15 kg | 8.9 kg |
| Joints | — | 12 | 12 |
| Speed | 15 km/h | 18 km/h | 5.8 km/h |
| Payload | — | 12 kg | — |
| Battery | — | 4 h | 1.5 h |
| Price | $2,400 | $1,600 | $1,789 |
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