SOLO 12 Advanced Quadruped Platform
Open Dynamic Robot Initiative
Everything that you need in one pack.
An accessible, affordable and modular locomotion platform for research and teaching.
NOTE: SOLO12 sales have been discontinued
Solo12 KIT Ready To Go
Advanced quadruped platform to accelerate your developments empowered by the research community.
OUR MOTIVATION
The mission of PAL Robotics in collaboration with Open Dynamic Robot initiative is to make this open sourced advanced quadruped platform accessible to further promote robotics learning for researchers and students. The KIT version of SOLO 12 will allow you to enjoy the experience of building your own quadruped robot with a single procurement procedure from a single supplier. This way, your team will be able to save time and focus on working with SOLO 12.
FULL KIT OR ASSEMBLED VERSION
All necessary parts that you need to build your own SOLO12 or get it assembled to go
SINGLE PURCHASE
Leveraging standard plastic 3D printing and off-the shelf parts resulting in a lightweight and affordable open-source robot
WARRANTY FROM PAL ROBOTICS
PAL Robotics is known as one of the top research robot providers worldwide. We aspire to use our excellence and experience in robotics to ensure you achieve best practices in research
TIME SAVING
Get all you need to start with the torque-controlled legged robot system.
COMPLETE OPEN SOURCE SOLUTION
Accelerate and foster the achievement of findings and breakthroughs, thanks to a co-creation and co-design process of the robot components
REINVEST IN THE COMMUNITY
PAL Robotics will destinate a percentage of the profits from the sales of SOLO 12 platforms to the developments of open source projects to give back to the community
Resources
Credits
Developed under the aegis of the Open Dynamic Robot Initiative, the project was launched in 2016 by Ludovic Righetti and MPI-IS investigator Felix Grimminger, a mechatronics engineer, and Alexander Badri-Spröwitz, leader of the Dynamic Locomotion Research Group. It was originally funded by Righetti’s Erc starting grant and then by several MPI-IS’ Grassroots Projects and a U.S. National Science Foundation Grant.
This work is done in collaboration between the Motion Generation and Control Group, the Dynamic Locomotion Group and the Robotics Central Scientific Facility at the Max-Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems, the Machines in Motion Laboratory at New York University’s Tandon School of Engineering and the Gepetto Team at the LAAS/CNRS.
FAQ
Where can I find the specifications of SOLO 12?
Since SOLO 12 is an open dynamic robot initiative, the mission of PAL Robotics is to prepare it for you with all the conveniences based on the standard tangible features and performance provided by the initiative creators. You can find them on the ODRI website. Currently, both the Kit and the Assembled 12 DOF robot pack include :
- programmers for master/micro driver boards
- the calibration jig
- Microstrain IMU
- 3 body structure central parts (standard, handle, vicon)
Does the KIT pack include all the necessary tools to assemble it?
SOLO12 kit includes all the components and you will be able to use the tools you already have for its assembly. These tools are very common and can be found here.
What does the PAL Robotics’ SOLO 12 warranty include?
PAL Robotics will check the quality of each component included in the KIT pack. SOLO12 comes with a 1 year warranty for the hardware.
How long will it take to receive my SOLO 12 from the day I purchase it?
The current lead time is at most 8 weeks depending on our current stock. In case you would need a faster lead time, please don’t hesitate to reach out and we will get back to you with an updated lead time for your SOLO12 Kit.
Does PAL Robotics offer technical support for questions regarding SOLO12?
As SOLO12 is an open source project and we hope that the community benefits from the questions and improvements, all technical questions and support questions should be directed through the Open Dynamic Robot Initiative community portal.
Please direct all questions and doubts about the software, hardware, firmware or other technical support questions to the community at their Discourse forum following this link: https://odri.discourse.group/categories