Research & Prototype

A structured RFP for research robot procurement covers SDK openness, ROS 2 support, spare parts, export control, and end-of-life risk. This is the checklist tha…

May 29, 202611 minBy Robolist Editorial

Research & Lab Robots

A 90-day playbook to stand up a new platform in a lab

Most research robot deployments fail at the handoff: the student who set it up leaves, and no one can reproduce the environment. This 90-day playbook builds rep…

May 29, 20268 minBy Robolist Editorial

Research & Lab Robots

Matching research robot platform to research goal

The wrong platform for a research domain creates years of friction. This domain-by-domain breakdown maps hardware categories to research goals and evaluates ROS…

May 29, 202610 minBy Robolist Editorial

Top research & prototype robots

Aqua2

Independent Robotics

2010100.0

Colias

Computer Intelligence Lab at the University of Lincoln

2018100.0

Seahawk

United States Marine, Inc.

2007100.0

All research & prototype robots

197 of 197 shown

#	Robot	Company	Year	Price	Score ↓
1	Aqua2	Independent Robotics	2010	US$85,000	100.0
2	Colias	Computer Intelligence Lab at the University of Lincoln	2018	US$80	100.0
3	Seahawk	United States Marine, Inc.	2007	US$178,349	100.0
4	PR1	Stanford Personal Robotics Program	2008	US$50,000	98.7
5	TurtleBot 3 Waffle Pi RPi4 2GB [US]	TurtleBot	2022	US$1,643	97.7
6	TurtleBot 3 Waffle Pi RPi4 4GB [US]	TurtleBot	2022	US$1,934	97.7
7	Monty	Anybots	2009	US$30,000	97.7
8	KANGAROO	PAL Robotics	2022	US$180,000	97.7
9	AIRo-5.1	Ritsumeikan University	2026	US$127	97.4
10	AIRo-2	Ritsumeikan University	2015	US$190	97.4
11	Pragyan	India (ISRO)	2023	US$75,000,000	97.4
12	Kugle	Aalborg University	2019	US$36	97.4
13	Sandflea	Boston Dynamics, Inc. (Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary)	2012	US$74,500	95.4
14	TurtleBot 3 Burger RPi4 2GB [US]	TurtleBot	2022	US$758	94.6
15	TurtleBot 3 Burger RPi4 4GB [US]	TurtleBot	2022	US$784	94.6
16	TIAGo Pro	PAL Robotics	2026	US$90,000	94.6
17	Quince	Chiba Institute of Technology and Tohoku University	2011	—	93.9
18	Surveyor	Saildrone Inc.	2015	US$7,500,000	93.8
19	AIRo	Ritsumeikan University	2018	US$190	93.8
20	FROG	Institute of Automation	2010	US$90,000	93.8
21	qb SoftHand Research	qb robotics	2018	US$8,625	92.9
22	ARM	RE2	2010	US$500,000	92.9
23	LAURON VI	FZI Research Center for Information Technology	2024	US$150,000	91.1
24	Saildrone Explorer	Saildrone Inc.	2015	—	90.8
25	Kanguera	University of São Paulo	2007	US$299	90.4
26	Dingo-D	Clearpath Robotics	2019	US$22,000	90.3
27	RHex	University of Michigan, McGill University, Kod*Lab, and DARPA	2010	—	90.2
28	Xmobots Echar 20A	XMobots	2025	—	89.4
29	Saab Skeldar V-150	Saab Group	2006	US$600	88.7
30	Mission Specialist Wraith	VideoRay	2024	—	88.6
31	Autocrawler	Xaxxon Technologies	—	US$2,199	88.5
32	RANGER	Agilex	2016	US$20,796	88.1
33	BlueROV2	Blue Robotics	2018	US$4,900	87.0
34	Aqua Penguin	Festo	2008	—	86.9
35	Yamaha Fazer R G2	Yamaha Robotics	2022	US$130,000	86.7
36	The Flex Robotic System	Medrobotics	2014	US$38,125	86.7
37	Daisy	HEBI Robotics	2017	US$85,000	85.3
38	LOLA v1.1	Technische Universität München	2021	—	84.9
39	Oculus Prime Pi Explorer	Xaxxon Technologies	—	US$2,049	84.9
40	H-1	Technische Universität München	—	US$106,000	84.9
41	Monash Robotics Lab	Monash University	2022	—	84.9
42	Oculus Prime SLAM Navigator	Xaxxon Technologies	—	US$2,049	84.9
43	Salamandra robotica II	Biorobotics Laboratory at EPFL	2012	—	83.1
44	Kilobot	Harvard	2014	US$14	83.1
45	CLARO	Clobot Co., Ltd.	2016	US$4,500	82.7
46	Boeing Insitu Integrator ER	Insitu	—	—	82.3
47	Reach Remote 1	Kongsberg Maritime	2024	—	81.4
48	AirBurr	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne	2010	—	81.4
49	TIAGo Head	PAL Robotics	2015	—	81.4
50	Katana	Israel Aerospace Industries Ltd	2014	—	81.3
51	MMX	JAXA	2026	—	80.8
52	ZALA 421-12	ZALA Aero	2015	—	80.7
53	AILA	DFKI Robotics Innovation Center	2010	—	80.4
54	Argus	MIT	2023	US$199	79.5
55	Nuro R3	Nuro, Inc.	2016	—	79.5
56	SmartBird	Festo	2011	—	79.0
57	DASH	University of California at Berkeley	2009	US$100	78.6
58	DEX-EE	Shadow Robot Company	2024	US$65,625	78.3
59	Stretch	Hello Robot	2020	US$17,950	78.1
60	ARA	Ecorobotix SA	2013	US$165,000	78.0
61	Mission Specialist Defender	VideoRay	2018	—	77.9
62	TRACER	Agilex	2016	—	77.2
63	Rosie	Technical University Munich (TUM)	2009	—	76.8
64	Charlie	DFKI Robotics Innovation Center	2012	—	76.8
65	Sonda 01	Maritime Robotics (Norway)	—	—	76.0
66	SORA-Q	Japan (Takara Tomy, JAXA, Doshisha University)	2022	US$275	76.0
67	LAURON V	FZI Research Center for Information Technology	2013	—	75.9
68	Spirit 40	Ghost Robotics, LLC	2015	—	75.5
69	Aquanaut	Nauticus Robotics	2019	—	74.6
70	Sophia	Hanson Robotics	2016	—	74.6
71	TASBot	TASBot Community	2013	US$30,904	74.5
72	ALICE	University of Kaiserslautern Robotics Research Group	2020	—	74.3
73	Dino	Naïo Technologies SAS	2011	—	74.3
74	DRDO Daksh	Defence Research and Development Organisation	2011	—	74.2
75	YAOKI	Dymon Co., Ltd.	2024	—	73.7
76	Petman	Boston Dynamics, Inc. (Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary)	2009	—	73.6
77	Robear	RIKEN	2009	US$79	73.3
78	Dream Chaser Eagle	Sierra Nevada Corporation	2024	—	72.8
79	Jessiko	Robotswim	2014	—	72.6
80	InnoBOT	Clobot Co., Ltd.	2016	US$7,099	72.5
81	Thymio	Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne	2014	US$300	72.4
82	Cassie	Agility Robotics, Inc.	2016	US$300,000	72.4
83	Yuneec International Typhoon H	Yuneec International	2018	—	72.1
84	LS3	Boston Dynamics, Inc. (Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary)	2010	—	72.1
85	RiSE	Boston Dynamics, Inc. (Hyundai Motor Group subsidiary)	2006	—	72.1
86	CARL	Robotics Research Lab, Technische Universität Kaiserslautern	2017	—	71.5
87	EMT Fancopter	EMT Penzberg	2006	—	71.4
88	Aqua Ray	Festo	2008	—	71.3
89	SAR-H	SAEAN Robot Inc.	2017	US$892	71.2
90	Snake Robot	Technion – Israel Institute of Technology	2015	—	70.7
91	SlothBot	Georgia Tech's Robotarium	2021	US$500	70.6
92	HyQ	Italian Institute of Technology (IIT)	2011	US$1,200,000	70.6
93	Vaimos	Ifremer	2012	—	70.6
94	Wave Glider	Liquid Robotics	2007	—	69.9
95	milliDelta	Harvard's Microrobotics Lab	2017	—	68.9
96	SPEEDoo	Ifremer	2013	US$131	68.8
97	Schiaparelli	European Space Agency (ESA)	2016	—	68.3
98	Ribo	RoboSUST	2017	—	67.9
99	Kk-D7	Yantai Kekan Ocean Technology Co., Ltd.	—	US$14,000	67.9
100	Sea Hunter	Leidos	2021	—	67.1
101	Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer	Airbus Defence and Space	2020	—	67.1
102	Ulyx	Ifremer	2020	—	67.0
103	Salto-1P	University of California at Berkeley	2016	—	67.0
104	Kirobo	Toyota	2013	US$393	66.1
105	HTV-X	JAXA	2025	—	65.1
106	Voyager	Saildrone Inc.	2015	—	64.3
107	Vivid™	Vantor	—	US$800	63.5
108	BepiColombo	European Space Agency (ESA) & Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA)	2018	—	63.5
109	Kas	Avidbots Corp.	2014	—	63.1
110	Rezero	ETH Zurich	2010	US$49	61.7
111	SeaRaptor	Teledyne Gavia	—	—	61.2
112	K0 Humanoid Robot	ROBOTIS Co., Ltd.	2026	—	61.2
113	STEM ROV KIT - IPANEMA	ROV Maker	—	US$139	60.8
114	Agile Justin	German Aerospace Center (DLR)	2012	—	60.7
115	Hera	European Space Agency	2024	US$52,000,000	60.5
116	Robo-Glove	NASA	2018	—	59.9
117	Cornell Ranger	Cornell University	2011	—	59.6
118	ARM	DARPA	2010	US$500,000	58.1
119	BallIP	Tohoku Gakuin University	2017	US$1,000	57.4
120	Orthobot	Himax Medical Robotics Co., Ltd.	2019	—	56.6
121	iRobot Create	iRobot Corporation (Amazon subsidiary)	—	US$129	56.5
122	Frozen Icarus	University of Washington	2013	US$24,900	56.4
123	Mission Specialist Ally	VideoRay	2024	—	56.3
124	Mission Specialist Pro 5	VideoRay	2022	—	56.3
125	hitchBOT	David Harris Smith and Frauke Zeller	2013	—	56.3
126	X1	NASA	2020	—	56.3
127	SCOUT Mini	Agilex	2016	US$5,896	55.5
128	Raptor™	Vantor	—	—	55.4
129	CUE7	Toyota	2026	US$150,000	55.4
130	EveR	Korea University of Science and Technology	2006	US$321,000	55.4
131	CB2	Osaka University	2006	—	54.5
132	SPLITTER	University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) - RoMeLa	2025	—	53.6
133	FEDOR	Android Technics	2018	—	53.6
134	TURTLE	Eindhoven University of Technology	2012	US$1,500	53.6
135	Opentrons Flex Robot	Opentrons	—	US$30,925	52.8
136	OT-2	Opentrons	—	US$15,950	52.8
137	SAR-W series	SAEAN Robot Inc.	2017	US$9,030	52.5
138	TOPIO	TOSY	2009	—	51.8
139	OHand bionic prosthesis	OYMotion Technologies	—	—	51.4
140	NEURO HAL Plus	Cyberdyne	—	—	51.2
141	Roboy	University of Zurich	2013	US$120,000	50.9
142	Astrobee Bumble	NASA	2019	—	49.2
143	Astrobee Honey	NASA	2019	—	49.2
144	IceMole	university of applied sciences	2010	—	49.2
145	Astrobee Queen	NASA	2019	—	49.2
146	CIMON	Airbus SAS	2019	—	49.2
147	QB	Anybots	2010	US$9,700	48.5
148	Surena	University of Tehran	2019	US$99	47.5
149	RoboBee	Harvard University	2009	—	47.4
150	RoboBrain	Stanford University and Cornell University	2025	—	45.6
151	Affetto	Osaka University	2011	—	45.6
152	Kettering Bug	Dayton-Wright	—	—	45.6
153	Int-Ball	Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency	2016	—	45.6
154	FLASH	Wroclaw University of Technology	2012	US$150,000	45.0
155	Momaro	University of Bonn	2015	US$50,000	45.0
156	Aqua Jelly	Festo	2008	—	45.0
157	CRB-2000	Clobot Co., Ltd.	2016	—	43.8
158	Keepon	BeatBots	2011	US$30,000	43.6
159	SwarmOS™	Palladyne AI	—	—	43.4
160	kar-go	Academy of Robotics	2016	—	43.1
161	Astrobee	NASA	2019	—	42.9
162	WorldView™	Vantor	2014	—	42.9
163	ARTOS	RPTU Robotics Research Lab	—	—	42.9
164	ARC6N0 T5X	Yuan High-Tech Development Co. Ltd.	2025	—	42.9
165	LAURON	FZI Research Center for Information Technology	2024	US$185,000	42.8
166	NEURO HALFIT	Cyberdyne	—	US$5,500	42.6
167	gForce data glove	OYMotion Technologies	—	—	42.2
168	Rashid	MBRSC	2022	—	42.1
169	NEURO HALFIT AT HOME	Cyberdyne	—	—	41.8
170	Hand Arm System	German Aerospace Center (DLR)	2010	—	41.8
171	Rover Zero Crawler	Rover Robotics	—	—	41.1
172	Telegarden	The Telegarden Project	—	US$100,000	41.0
173	Sentry™	Vantor	—	—	40.3
174	Care-O-bot 3	Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Engineering and Automation	—	—	39.3
175	Geminoid HI-1	Kokoro, ATR, and Ishiguro Lab	2006	US$1,000,000	38.6
176	Agility A2	OpenArm	—	US$8,500	38.4
177	Simon	Georgia Tech	2008	US$500,000	38.1
178	Diego-san	UC San Diego, Kokoro, and Hanson Robotics	2010	—	37.5
179	Cortex™	Vantor	—	—	36.7
180	Telenoid	Ishiguro Lab and ATR	2010	US$8,000	35.9
181	Shimon	Georgia Institute of Technology	2017	—	35.7
182	Hugh	Aberystwyth University	2015	—	35.7
183	Vyommitra	Indian Space Research Organisation	2020	—	35.4
184	Dreamer	UT Austin and Meka Robotics	2012	US$400,000	35.3
185	Geminoid HI	Ishiguro Lab, ATR, and Kokoro	2006	US$1,000,000	33.2
186	Pneuborn	Osaka University	2009	—	32.7
187	Flobi	Bielefeld University	2009	—	32.7
188	Bruno	Hajime Research Institute and TU Darmstadt	2010	—	32.2
189	Waseda Flutist Robot No.4 Refined VI	Waseda University	2011	—	30.7
190	Waseda Flutist	Waseda University	2011	—	30.7
191	Jack Daniels	University of Western Australia	—	US$190	30.4
192	Hybrid Environmental Robot Chico Mendes	Petrobras	2008	—	29.5
193	Plasticman	Monash University	2018	—	29.5
194	Erica	Ishiguro Lab, Kyoto University, and ATR	2015	—	26.8
195	LARA	Kewazo GmbH	2018	—	26.7
196	InMoov	Gael Langevin	2012	—	25.7
197	ROHand dexterous hand	OYMotion Technologies	—	—	23.9

Browse other categories

Industrial Arm Collaborative Robot AMR (Warehouse)Cleaning Humanoid Hospitality / Service AGV Education Exoskeleton Delivery