The Lite3 is a Education robot developed by Hangzhou DEEP Robotics (China), launched 2017, priced at $4,250 USD.
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Overview
The Lite3 is a compact autonomous mobile robot manufactured by Hangzhou DEEP Robotics Co., Ltd., designed for indoor research and educational applications. Weighing 12 kg with a 5 kg payload capacity, the robot features LiDAR SLAM and vision-based navigation, reaching speeds up to 2.0 m/s with approximately 2 hours of battery runtime. It includes a lifting mechanism capable of raising objects up to 500 mm and is compatible with ROS, making it suitable for deployment in controlled indoor environments including hazardous settings.
At a glance
- Built for research, education and hazardous env
- Used across education and research
- Programmed through python and ROS
- Public API for integration
- Compatible with ROS
- Detects and avoids obstacles in its path
Buyer decision signals
Viability
X30 substation inspection deployment
Price
purchase
Availability
Specifications
Category: Education- Payload
- 5 kg
- Speed
- 2 m/s
- Weight
- 12 kg
- Battery
- 2 h
- Launch year
- 2017
- Price
- $4,250 USD
- Status
- active
Company profile
- Funding raised
- $50.0M
- Founded
- 2017
Detailed specifications
What it is built for3
- Applications
- research,education,hazardous env
- Industries Served
- education,research
- Deployment Environment
- indoor
Size & capacity1
- Height Mm
- 406
Movement & precision4
- Max Speed Ms
- 2
- Max Incline Deg
- 40
- Navigation Type
- lidar slam,vision
- Obstacle Detection
- true
Controls & integration6
- Sensor Suite
- depth camera,LiDAR,obstacle detection,visual following
- Api Available
- true
- Ros Compatible
- true
- Onboard Compute
- RK3588 ARM-architecture processor, NVIDIA Jetson Xavier NX
- Software Platform
- motion development SDK and API
- Programming Interface
- code python,code ros
Buying & support5
- Price Tier
- <10K
- Datasheet Url
- Preview PDF online
- Pricing Model
- purchase
- Model Variants
- Basic,Venture,Pro,LiDAR
- Availability Status
- pre-order
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Company milestones
- Nov 2025DeploymentX30 substation inspection deployment
- Nov 2025DeploymentRobot dogs deployed for substation inspection
- Sep 2022LaunchX30 showcased at GITEX forum
- 2026MilestoneX30 showcased at CES 2026
- 2025PartnershipUK-China practical cooperation event
- 2025MilestoneLite3 Pro showcased at ICRA 2025
- 2025LaunchLYNX M20 announced
- 2025MilestoneX20 listed as a product for power and utilities
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Frequently asked questions
- Who makes the Lite3?
- The Lite3 is developed by Hangzhou DEEP Robotics, based in China.
- What type of robot is the Lite3?
- The Lite3 is a Education robot made by Hangzhou DEEP Robotics.
- How much does the Lite3 cost?
- The Lite3 is priced at $4,250 USD.
- When was the Lite3 launched?
- The Lite3 was launched in 2017.
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