Robot dogs
A robot dog is a four-legged robot — a quadruped — and the label stretches from palm-sized STEM kits to rugged industrial inspection platforms. As of July 2026, 10 of the 29 robot dogs Valumech tracks carry a manufacturer-published price, running from $289 for the Petoi Bittle to $80,000 for the Pudu Robotics D5, with a median around $1,830. 8 are priced and orderable today; the other 19 are quote-only — normal for a market whose top end sells business-to-business by request, never off a checkout page.
Robot dogs you can order today
These 8 are the robot dogs that both carry a public price and are orderable right now, cheapest first — from the Petoi Bittle up to a five-figure industrial platform. It is a computed shortlist, not a favourites list: the recognizable quote-only names (Spot, ANYmal) come further down, with why they hide their price.
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ShippingQuadrupedThree robot-dog markets that barely overlap
"Robot dog" is one word for three different purchases. Of the 29 Valumech tracks, 5 are hobbyist STEM kits, 6 are consumer companions, and 18 are professional or industrial platforms — and price transparency runs backwards to capability: the cheap end tells you the price, the expensive end makes you ask.
STEM & hobbyist kits (5) — desktop-scale, open-SDK learning robots, and the most honestly priced segment: 5 of 5 publish a price. Petoi Bittle ($289), Petoi Bittle X ($319), MangDang Mini Pupper 2 ($399), Unitree Robotics Go2 ($1,600), Faraday Future FX Navi ($1,990). You buy these to learn ROS, gaits, and code — community size and SDK openness matter more than the spec sheet.
Consumer companions (6) — app-driven pets built for personality over utility, and the hardest segment to price. Only the Sony aibo (ERS-1000) (¥272,800 (≈$1,680)) carries a price Valumech can verify; the others — Hengbot Sirius, Xiaomi CyberDog 2, Weilan AlphaDog C-Series, MagicLab MagicDog, Familiar Machines & Magic Familiar — are region-locked or not yet on general sale, so no reliable list price exists to quote.
Professional & industrial platforms (18) — weather-sealed inspection and patrol quadrupeds, the biggest slice of the market and the most guarded on price: only 4 of 18 publish one. The ones that do: DEEP Robotics Lite3 (¥16,900 (≈$2,490)), AgiBot D1 Ultra ($7,680), DEEP Robotics Lynx M20 ($61,200), Pudu Robotics D5 ($80,000). The reference platforms most people mean — Boston Dynamics Spot, ANYbotics ANYmal, DEEP Robotics X30, Ghost Robotics Vision 60 — are all quote-only.
What to compare before you buy
Because the three markets solve different problems, the spec that decides your purchase is not the same list twice. Comparing a desktop learning kit and a weather-sealed inspection robot on headline price alone tells you almost nothing.
If you’re a hobbyist or educator, weigh the software, not the chassis: is the SDK open, is there a real community and documentation, does it run ROS, and can you get spare parts? A well-supported Petoi Bittle or Mini Pupper will teach you more than a sealed black box twice the price.
If you’re speccing an industrial fleet, the sticker is the least of it. Payload (what sensor package it can carry), IP rating (dust and water sealing), runtime per charge, operating-temperature range, and the fleet and autonomy software matter far more — and all of it is bundled into the quote, which is exactly why the price never appears on a product page. Budget for the payload and support contract, not just the robot.
Why most industrial dogs have no price
19 of the 29 robot dogs here are quote-only, and that isn't evasion — it's how the industrial end of this market works. An inspection deployment is configured per site: which cameras and gas or thermal sensors ride on top, how many units, what fleet-management and support terms. There is no single number to print, so Valumech prints none rather than inventing one.
The flip side is genuinely good news for buyers at the other end: the affordable, hobbyist, and consumer dogs are where pricing is most transparent, and 8 robot dogs are both priced and orderable today. For the full cheapest-to-priciest ordering, see the rankings below; for the very different price structure of the humanoid market, see humanoid robot prices.
Frequently asked
How much does a robot dog cost?
As of July 2026, published robot-dog prices run from $289 for the Petoi Bittle to $80,000 for the Pudu Robotics D5, median around $1,830. Only 10 of the 29 we track are priced at all; 8 are both priced and orderable today. The rest sell by quote.
What is the cheapest robot dog?
The Petoi Bittle at $289 is the cheapest robot dog with a published price, and it ships today. The next rungs up are the Petoi Bittle X ($319) and MangDang Mini Pupper 2 ($399). Industrial quadrupeds cost far more and usually hide their price behind a quote.
How much does a Boston Dynamics Spot cost?
Boston Dynamics sells Spot by sales quote and does not publish a list price, so Valumech marks it not publicly priced rather than repeating secondhand figures. That is standard for industrial inspection dogs: 19 of the 29 robot dogs we track have no public price.
Why do most robot dogs have no price?
19 of the 29 robot dogs Valumech tracks are quote-only. Nearly all are industrial inspection platforms sold business-to-business, where the figure depends on sensor payloads, fleet software, and support contracts. Valumech's rule: every price is sourced from the maker, or shown as "not publicly priced" — never estimated.
What's the difference between a hobbyist and an industrial robot dog?
Hobbyist kits — 5 of the 29 we track, and the most consistently priced segment — are palm-to-knee-high learning platforms with open SDKs, starting at $289. Industrial dogs are weather-sealed, IP-rated inspection robots that carry sensor payloads for hours, cost thousands to tens of thousands, and usually sell by quote.
Keep exploring
Segments are derived from each robot’s verified tier; every price is verified against the manufacturer, and a blank is shown as not publicly priced, never a guess. How we value → · All robot dogs →