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Hyperspawn Dropbear vs MenteeBot

Generated from the registry · revision 2026-09-26 · openness out of 100

Dropbear is 5 cm taller (180 vs 175 cm) and 25 kg lighter (45 vs 70 kg) than MenteeBot. Dropbear has 8 fewer degrees of freedom (32 vs 40) and 20 kg less rated payload (5 vs 25 kg) than MenteeBot. Dropbear lists at $9,999; MenteeBot is not for sale. Openness score: Dropbear 100, MenteeBot 0 (of 100); only Dropbear publishes CAD, BOM, SIM, FW, SW and POL. Availability: Dropbear preorder, MenteeBot not for sale.

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FieldHyperspawn RoboticsHyperspawn DropbearMentee RoboticsMenteeBotΔ first − second
Identity
Maker (differs)Hyperspawn RoboticsMentee Robotics
ClassHumanoidHumanoid
Status (differs)ActiveAnnounced
Availability (differs)PreorderNot for sale
Country (differs)IndiaIsrael
Year (differs)20232024
Specifications
Height (differs)180cm175cm+5 cm (+3%)
Mass (differs)45kg70kg−25 kg (-36%)
Degrees of freedom (differs)3240−8 (-20%)
Payload (differs)5kg25kg−20 kg (-80%)
Top speed—unsourced1.5m/s
Runtime120min—unsourced
Battery capacity960Wh—unsourced
Price (differs)9,999USDNot for sale
ActuatorsMyActuator RMD-X10, RMD-X8, RMD-X6 and CEM-60 over 1 Mbit/s CAN (18 per the 2026 BOM; myactuator-can lists 12 RMD-X8 Pro, 4 RMD-X10 V3, 6 CEM-60); 6 NEMA 17 lead-screw steppers in the Stewart-platform neck. hyperspawn.ai: servo + QDD.—unsourced
ComputeNVIDIA Jetson AGX Orin 64GB (BOM; Orin NX 16GB alternative) plus one ESP32-DevKitC-V4 CAN node per limb. Kit: Raspberry Pi 5 base, Jetson Orin advanced.—unsourced
Sensors (differs)Intel RealSense D455f depth camera, IMU (center-IMU controller role), foot load cells (4x HX711 per foot, dropbear-feet), actuator encoders; five AS5600 magnetic angle sensors per leg controller (observation-safe firmware)360-degree vision
Openness and provenance
Openness bar1000
Openness score (differs)100/ 1000/ 100+100
CAD (25) (differs)publicnot public
Bill of materials (20) (differs)publicnot public
Sim model (URDF/MJCF) (20) (differs)publicnot public
Firmware (15) (differs)publicnot public
Software (10) (differs)publicnot public
Trained policies (10) (differs)publicnot public
Verification level (differs)L2L0
Sources (differs)163
Last checked (differs)2026-09-252026-09-24

A dash is an unsourced figure, not zero. Sources for each robot are listed on its spec sheet: Dropbear, MenteeBot.

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