The HopeJR vs PUDU D9
Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100
HopeJR has 24 more degrees of freedom (66 vs 42) than PUDU D9. HopeJR lists at $3,000; PUDU D9 is not for sale. Openness score: HopeJR 90, PUDU D9 0 (of 100); only HopeJR publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW and SW. Availability: HopeJR diy build, PUDU D9 not for sale.
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Side by side
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| Identity | |||
| Maker (differs) | The Robot Studio & Hugging Face | Pudu Robotics | |
| Class | Humanoid | Humanoid | |
| Status | Active | Active | |
| Availability (differs) | DIY build | Not for sale | |
| Country (differs) | France | China | |
| Year (differs) | 2025 | 2024 | |
| Specifications | |||
| Height | —unsourced | 170cm | |
| Mass | —unsourced | 65kg | |
| Degrees of freedom (differs) | 66 | 42 | +24 (+57%) |
| Payload | —unsourced | 20kg | |
| Top speed | —unsourced | 2m/s | |
| Runtime | —unsourced | —unsourced | |
| Battery capacity | —unsourced | 720Wh | |
| Price (differs) | 3,000USD | Not for sale | |
| Actuators (differs) | Robstride 02 (humanoid body update) | Pudu joint modules (352 N·m max torque) | |
| Compute | —unsourced | 275 TOPS onboard | |
| Sensors | —unsourced | RGB, RGB-D cameras, tactile sensors, IMU | |
| Openness and provenance | |||
| Openness bar | |||
| Openness score (differs) | 90/ 100 | 0/ 100 | +90 |
| CAD (25) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Bill of materials (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Firmware (15) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Software (10) (differs) | public | not public | |
| Trained policies (10) | not public | not public | |
| Verification level (differs) | L1 | L0 | |
| Sources (differs) | 4 | 2 | |
| Last checked (differs) | 2026-09-25 | 2026-09-24 | |
A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: HopeJR, PUDU D9.
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